Abstract: Molecularly-imprinted polymer nanocomposites (MIP-NCs) have been widely employed to produce stable, robust and cheap materials with specific binding sites for recognition of target molecules such as proteins, drugs, pesticides and explosives. MIP-NCs with luminescent properties possess intrinsic capability as signal transducers with excellent molecular recognition properties. The exploration of luminescent and magnetic MIP-NCs with high-specificity affinity toward analytes has great significance for clinical diagnosis, environmental analysis and homeland security. Here, we summarize the novel approaches to fabrication of luminescent MIP-NCs and their recent applications in sensing
Template and target information: Review - MIPs luminescent nanocomposites
Author keywords: Clinical diagnosis, environmental analysis, Homeland security, luminescence, magnetic separation, molecularly-imprinted polymer, molecular recognition, Nanocomposite, Sensitive detection, Signal transducer