Molecularly Imprinted Polymers-Based Functional Materials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 November 2024) | Viewed by 3420
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs); sensors; sensor automation; quartz crystal microbalance; catalysis; wastewater and solid waste treatment; environmental chemistry; new energy sources; low-carbon technologies
Interests: emerging contaminants removal; advanced oxidation process; water treatment and reuse
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Dear Colleagues,
A molecular imprinting polymer (MIP), often described as a polymer made of a molecular lock to match a molecular key, contains tailor-made binding sites complementary to the template molecules in shape, size and functional groups. Owing to their unique features of structural predictability, recognition specificity and application universality, MIPs have found a wide range of applications in various fields, including sample pretreatment/chromatographic separation (solid phase extraction, monolithic column chromatography, etc.) and chemical/biological sensing (electrochemical sensing, fluorescence sensing, etc.).
We invite the submission of research articles and reviews to a Special Issue in Polymers. This Special Issue aims to present the most recent developments in molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-based functional materials. MIP-based sensors coupled with various sensing platforms, including colorimetric assays, fluorescent assays, luminescent assays, SERS, quartz crystal microbalance, (local) surface plasmonic resonance, potentiometry, amperometry, transistors, impedance, electrochemosensors, ELISA, etc., are within the scope of this Special Issue. MIPs have been used as biological and chemical sensors, receptors and electrodes for the detection of contaminants, biomarkers, toxins, air and water pollutants and chemical and biological substances as well. In addition, the wide applications of MIPs as selective adsorbents and functional materials in medical, biomedical, chemical, environmental, agriculture and other fields are also within the scope of this Special Issue. MIPs could be used alone or, in many cases, in composite forms along with quantum dots, nanoparticles, nanotubes, MXenes, metal organic frameworks, magnetic particles, membranes, films, conducting polymers and so on. Research on their synthesis, characterization and computational- or artificial intelligence-assisted design for further development and applications is also welcome.
Dr. Xuanhao Lin
Prof. Dr. Jiangyong Hu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs)
- molecular imprinting technology
- selective sensors
- biosensors
- chemosensors
- electrochemical sensors
- functional materials
- conducting polymers
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