Biosensors and Molecular Imprinting

Dear Colleagues,

One of the bottlenecks in applying biosensors for real-life applications, e.g., process monitoring or work at ambient temperature, is a lack of stability of the used biorecognition elements, such as antibodies, receptors, enzymes, etc.

Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) represent an attractive way to circumvent many of the obstacles connected to use of biorecognition elements. This Special Issue is devoted to covering MIP-based “bio”-sensors.

MIPs are said to be selective, stable, and represent good binding properties. These aspects are going to be highlighted in this Special Issue, which will cover different aspects of modes to produce MIPs, different sensor configurations, and in a range of different applications. Some reviews constitute the backbone of the Special Issue, and there is room for many regular research papers, as well as mini reports (provided they do not overlap too much with the planned reviews).

Prof. Dr. Bo Mattiasson
Dr. Gizem Ertürk
Guest Editors

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