Molecular Imprinting Science and Technology
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Recognition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2011) | Viewed by 75275
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Interests: biomimetic systems; complex mixture modelling and spectroscopic studies of biological; synthetic and hybrid systems; biosensors
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Dear Colleagues,
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), synthetic polymers with a predetermined capacity to recognise a given molecular structure, continue to attract interest as tools for studying recognition pheomena and as key components in technques and devices for use in a variety of application areas.
Since the seminal work of Polyakov during the 1930s, the field has undergone a period of nearly exponantial growth. The continued rapid expansion of this dynamic field shall be fueled both by studies leading to an increasing understanding of the mechanisms underlying the recognition characteristics of these synthetic polymers, and equally by the development of novel applications for MIPs. Separation science, drug delivery, sensor technology and catalysis, are some of the areas where MIPs have left their imprint.
This volume provides a highly visible forum for high quality current original research reports and critical reviews covering both fundamental and applied aspects of this exciting field.
Prof. Dr. Ian A. Nicholls
Dr. Michael J. Whitcombe
Guest Editors
Keywords
- molecularly imprinted polymer
- molecular imprinting
- functional material
- biomimetic