Advances in Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Nanomaterials
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2022) | Viewed by 35461
Special Issue Editors
Interests: development of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) nanoparticles (“plastic antibodies”) and their application for life sciences, particularly in imaging, diagnostics, targeted drug delivery and surface proteomics; a design of the bespoke adsorbents for bio-refinery, environmental and clinical applications; a development of the polymers for the control of bacterial quorum sensing and catalytic nanomaterials for prevention of biofilms
Interests: development of protein and peptide recognition; biomimetic nanomaterials; strategy of molecular imprinting of polymers and their integration in analytical methods, assays and bio/sensors; activities at cellular and biomolecular level; molecularly imprinted nanoparticles for protein refolding and as tools for biomolecular interactions
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Dear Colleagues,
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are synthetic receptors prepared via template-assisted synthesis. Driven by thermodynamics, the template interacts with the monomers forming a pre-polymerization complex, stabilized by molecular interactions that are later “frozen” by polymerization. As a result, molecular impressions of the template are stamped into the formed polymeric material. creating specific binding sites. MIPs have affinity and selectivity similar to those of natural receptors, are robust and tolerant to different pH and temperature conditions and can be manufactured using quick and inexpensive procedures. They can also be easily functionalized with fluorescent, magnetic or drug delivery moieties.
The present Special Issue reviews recent developments of MIPs in the form of nanoparticles and nanolayers, and their applications in the domain of life sciences and medicine. It contains work prepared by leading practitioners in the field. Key papers will discuss the development of solid phase synthesis of MIP nanoparticles, epitope mapping, imprinting of challenging targets, and other innovations in the field of molecular imprinting.
We believe this Issue will be of interest to broad range of readers working in nanotechnology and life sciences.
Prof. Dr. Elena Piletska
Dr. Alessandra Maria Bossi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs)
- synthetic receptors
- MIP nanoparticles
- MIP nanolayers
- life science
- medicine
- nanotechnology
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