Advances in Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Synthesis, Design, and Application
A Special Issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360) belonging to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 150
Editor
Interests: synthesis of molecular imprinting polymers for the removal/extraction of dyes, fungicides, herbicides, and various natural products from environmental and biological samples; development of new test methods and determining standard conditions for the analysis (separation, isolation, and determination) of various analytes from environmental and biological samples; analysis of samples like surfactants, amino acids, drugs, vitamins, sugars, and metal ions
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) are functional porous materials which enable analyte-specific targeting through high-affinity binding sites that can be customized in size, shape, and function. The design of MIPs and their use as artificial recognition elements have successfully targeted a variety of molecules by mimicking recognition events similar to those in biological recognition processes. MIPs have numerous biological applications, such as immunoassays, including the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immune-affinity separation; optical and electrochemical sensors; imaging; and drug delivery. MIPs can exhibit high selectivity, and the recognition sites have exactly the same characteristic chemical properties as the template molecule, making them a good candidate for effective drug delivery.
MIP-based sensors are currently used as a cost-effective approach to design synthetic
recognition sites for various substances, from environmental pollutants to pharmaceuticals.
MIPs can capture specific molecules in complex matrices, such as environmental molecules and bio-fluids. MIPs have been explored as systems for the extraction of diverse biomarkers, from small metabolic molecules to larger protein biomarkers.
This Special Issue invites original papers and review articles reporting on advances in the MIPs chemistry, which, among others, include:
- Novel Synthesis Methodologies
- Rational Design & Simulation
- Nanoscale Molecular Imprinting
- Hybrid and Smart MIPs
- Advanced Sensing and Diagnostics
- Biomedical and Clinical Tools
- Environmental Remediation and Safety
- Food Safety and Analysis
- Biomimetic Catalysis
Dr. Showkat Ahmad Bhawani
Guest Editor
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- molecularly imprinted polymers
- molecular imprinting
- nanoimprinting
- smart functional polymers
- selective interactions
- molecular recognition
- solid-phase extraction
- sensing
- drug delivery
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