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An improved molecularly imprinted polymer film for recognition of amino acids
Author(s) -
Sneshkoff N.,
Crabb K.,
BelBruno J. J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.11227
Subject(s) - formic acid , molecularly imprinted polymer , amino acid , chirality (physics) , polymer , materials science , molecule , chemical engineering , molecular recognition , template , polymer chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , chromatography , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , selectivity , catalysis , composite material , physics , biochemistry , chiral symmetry breaking , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , engineering , quark
A highly selective imprinted film was produced from a formic acid solution of nylon. Amino acids were used as template molecules and spin cast films typically of the order of 1 μm, but as thin as 500 nm, were routinely prepared. The films were shown to be specific to the identity and chirality of the template amino acid, and were shown to be effective after as many as five cycles of template extraction and reintroduction. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 3611–3615, 2002