TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecularly imprinted polymers and optical sensing applications
AU - Al-Kindy, Salma
AU - Badía, Rosana
AU - Suárez-Rodríguez, Jorge Luis
AU - Díaz-García, Marta Elena
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The development of optical sensing approaches for analytes of biological, industrial, or environmental concern has reached an enormous significance. Different natural systems such as enzymes or antibodies have been employed in the development of these kind of sensors, but they often lack of stability. Molecular imprinting has become a universal tool for preparation of artificial and robust recognition materials mimicking natural systems. Molecular imprinting polymers (MIPs) are easily obtained by copolymerization of suitable functional monomers and crosslinkers in the presence of the target molecule. These polymers exhibit a tremendous thermal, chemical, and mechanical stability besides having selectivity similar to that of natural systems. Here we report an overview of molecular imprinting technique focussed to its sensing applications, emphasizing those systems based on an optical transduction.
AB - The development of optical sensing approaches for analytes of biological, industrial, or environmental concern has reached an enormous significance. Different natural systems such as enzymes or antibodies have been employed in the development of these kind of sensors, but they often lack of stability. Molecular imprinting has become a universal tool for preparation of artificial and robust recognition materials mimicking natural systems. Molecular imprinting polymers (MIPs) are easily obtained by copolymerization of suitable functional monomers and crosslinkers in the presence of the target molecule. These polymers exhibit a tremendous thermal, chemical, and mechanical stability besides having selectivity similar to that of natural systems. Here we report an overview of molecular imprinting technique focussed to its sensing applications, emphasizing those systems based on an optical transduction.
KW - Imprinted polymers
KW - Molecular imprinting
KW - Molecular recognition
KW - Optosensing
KW - Sensor
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U2 - 10.1080/10408340008984162
DO - 10.1080/10408340008984162
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033760680
SN - 1040-8347
VL - 30
SP - 291
EP - 309
JO - Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
JF - Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
IS - 4
ER -