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 5310
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microfluidics; microfabrication; electrochemical sensors; biosensors; nanotechnology; nanomaterials and their applications in sensing; immunoassays; molecularly imprinted polymers
Interests: electrochemical sensors; biosensors; chemical sensors; microfluidics; nanotechnology; molecularly imprinted polymers; molecular recognition; receptor-ligand binding; signal transduction
Special Issue Information
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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