Advances in Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Based Sensing

A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensor Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 August 2022) | Viewed by 3683

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Nanotechnology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9, Canada
Interests: microfluidics; microfabrication; electrochemical sensors; biosensors; nanotechnology; nanomaterials and their applications in sensing; immunoassays; molecularly imprinted polymers

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Platinum Research Technologies, Alberta, Canada
Interests: electrochemical sensors; biosensors; chemical sensors; microfluidics; nanotechnology; molecularly imprinted polymers; molecular recognition; receptor-ligand binding; signal transduction

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Dear Colleagues,

Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) offer cost-effective, reusable and highly stable recognition materials which are alternatives to natural receptors. Combining MIPs with conventional detection methods, researchers have developed highly selective, sensitive and robust detection strategies for a wide range of analytes, such as small molecules, biomarkers, even proteins and microorganisms. Due to the ease of adaptation of MIPs in sensors, practical applications have increased in various fields over the past decade.

For this Special Issue, we seek original research and review articles that describe advances and future trends in MIP-based affinity sensors for a wide range of applications (e.g., medical, environmental, industrial, food, and security). Original papers that describe novel methods of MIP preparation or novel applications of MIP sensors are welcome. Reviews should provide a critical evaluation of the current state-of-the-art of, for example, the use of MIP for the fabrication of a particular type of sensor (i.e., electrochemical, optical, acoustic, or piezoelectric). Critical reviews on the current development of MIP sensors for a particular application (e.g., medical, environmental, industrial, food, and security) are also of interest. 

Dr. Abebaw Belay Jemere
Dr. William Edward Lee
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • molecular imprinting;
  • molecular recognition
  • sensing
  • biosensing
  • food and agriculture safety 
  • security
  • diagnostics
  • environmental screening

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14 pages, 2079 KiB  
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Molecularly Imprinting–Aptamer Techniques and Their Applications in Molecular Recognition
by Qingqing Zhou, Zhigang Xu and Zhimin Liu
Biosensors 2022, 12(8), 576; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12080576 - 29 Jul 2022
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Molecular imprinting–aptamer techniques exhibit the advantages of molecular imprinting and aptamer technology. Hybrids of molecularly imprinted polymer–aptamer (MIP–aptamer) prepared by this technique have higher stability, binding affinity and superior selectivity than conventional molecularly imprinted polymers or aptamers. In recent years, molecular imprinting–aptamer technologies [...] Read more.
Molecular imprinting–aptamer techniques exhibit the advantages of molecular imprinting and aptamer technology. Hybrids of molecularly imprinted polymer–aptamer (MIP–aptamer) prepared by this technique have higher stability, binding affinity and superior selectivity than conventional molecularly imprinted polymers or aptamers. In recent years, molecular imprinting–aptamer technologies have attracted considerable interest for the selective recognition of target molecules in complex sample matrices and have been used in molecular recognition such as antibiotics, proteins, viruses and pesticides. This review introduced the development of molecular imprinting–aptamer-combining technologies and summarized the mechanism of MIP–aptamer formation. Meanwhile, we discussed the challenges in preparing MIP–aptamer. Finally, we summarized the application of MIP–aptamer to the molecular recognition in disease diagnosis, environmental analysis, food safety and other fields. Full article
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