Research and Application of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

Dear Colleagues,

Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are highly cross-linked porous-rich polymers with specific recognition sites complementary in shape, size and functional groups to the target molecule and capable of mimicking receptors and antibodies. Currently, molecularly imprinting technology has been rapidly developed and the obtained MIPs, with excellent properties of easy synthesis, high selectivity, biocompatibility, chemo-thermal stability and combustibility, are relevant to many fields. Meanwhile, the rapid development of preparation methods for MIPs has also further promoted their exploration in numerous fields.

The Special Issue focuses on the most recent advances in “Research and Application of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers”, and promotes and contributes to the development of synthesis methods in order to obtain unique physical-chemical properties, and applications in environment, food safety, sample pretreatment, drug delivery, simulated enzyme catalysis, contaminant removal, and sensor technology, etc. The topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Advanced molecular imprinting technology with excellent recognition performance;
• Integration of MIPs with advanced nanomaterials and their applications;
• The application of MIPs in environment, food safety, and biomedical applications;
• Molecularly imprinted systems for biorecognition and biosensing. 

Prof. Dr. Xi-Zhi Shi
Guest Editor

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• MIPs
• application
• recognition