Abstract: As a technique for the synthesis of artificial receptors, molecular imprinting strategy has achieved great advances in recent years.In this article,an elucidation on the basic principles was given; the selection of monomer, cross linker and imprinting molecule, as well as the preparation of polymeric material were proposed. Based on detailed analysis, the differences concerned the characteristics of covalent and non-covalent binding forms involved in the technique were clearly demonstrated, three featured preparation methods were discussed, and the broad applications of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) in the fields of chromatographic separation, sensing technique, organic synthesis, catalysis as well as environmental protections were introduced.
Template and target information: Review - MIPs
Author keywords: molecularly imprinted polymer, molecular recognition, separation