Molecular recognition processes found in nature have always inspired scientists to mimic these systems in synthetic materials such as molecular imprinted polymers. Selective receptors within a polymer have a huge range of applications such as in separation processes, analytical chemistry, sensors, catalysis, drug discovery and therapeutics. In this last area in particular, polymers are having a...

This work reports the preparation of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) particles for selective extraction and determination of silver ions from aqueous media. Various parameters were optimized, such as pH, time, concentration of sample and type of eluent for elution of silver from polymer. Also Interfering effect was investigated on the absorption of silver by molecularly imprinted polymer. A...

The interactions between lysozyme-imprinted hydrogel and their template protein were studied using adsorption measurements, competitive adsorption experiments, and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). The results were compared to the interactions between the imprinted polymer and a reference protein, cytochrome c. Experimental adsorption isotherms and competitive adsorption studies detected ...

A cotinine sensor based on the dc resistance of a polymer composite films is presented. The composite film comprises a cotinine selective molecularly imprinted polymer and carbon nanotube particles. This polymer film is deposited over a gold interdigitated electrode array to measure its electrical resistance. The electrical resistance of the imprinted polymer changes upon its selective binding ...

A facile and highly efficient approach to obtain narrowly dispersed hydrophilic and magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer microspheres with molecular recognition ability in a real biological sample as good as what they show in the organic solvent-based media is described for the first time.

In the current study, piezosensors based on molecularly imprinted polyimides with imprints of potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate were obtained. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) synthesized using a polyimide non-covalent imprinting technique. It was established that use 0.1 g/mL template concentration at thermochemical stage led to formation maximum number molecular film surface. Using s...

In this study, aniline-formaldehyde polymer was synthesized and then modified with extra aniline as cross-linker in the presence and absence of Ni(II) as the template to produce Ion Imprinted Poly(Aniline-Formaldehyde) (IIPAF) and Non Imprinted Poly(Aniline-Formaldehyde)(NIPAF) The IIPAF was subjected to adsorption, preconcentration and determination of Ni(II) ion in envir...

Parabens are the antimicrobial molecules largely used in cosmetic products as a preservative agent. Among them, the methylparaben (MP) is the most frequently used ingredient in cosmetic preparations. Nevertheless, their potential dangers led to the development of sensible and reliable methods for their determination in environmental samples. Firstly, a sensitive and selective molecular imprinte...

Non-covalent molecular imprinting of poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAA HCl) with glucose phosphate mono-sodium salt produced molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) hydrogels capable of quantitative, isomerically specific binding of glucose. By ionic association of a template molecule, glucose phosphate mono-sodium salt, to the polymer prior to covalent crosslinking, MIP hydrogels were created wi...