A new simple, fast, and versatile method is developed to functionalize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) via nanoscale layers of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). The key step based on near-field radical photopolymerization the MIP prepolymerization mixture. This enables fabrication [email protected] hybrid nanoparticles, which are used as substrates for localized surface plasmon resonance surfac...