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On the Synthesis of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Analytical and Sensor Applications
Author(s) -
Gkementzoglou Chrysoula,
Kotrotsiou Olympia,
Stoukides Michael,
Kiparissides Costas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201300081
Subject(s) - molecularly imprinted polymer , precipitation polymerization , polymer , monomer , nanoparticle , materials science , polymerization , molecule , molecular imprinting , particle size , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , selectivity , radical polymerization , organic chemistry , catalysis , engineering , composite material
Summary Molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized via the precipitation polymerization process in a single preparative step. Initially, the effects of process parameters (i.e., type of functional monomer and porogen) on the particle morphology were experimentally investigated. Subsequently, various MIP NPs were synthesized in the presence of a herbicide (i.e., atrazine), acting as template molecule. Batch‐wise guest binding experiments were then performed to determine the rebinding capacity of the synthesized MIP NPs toward the template molecule. The present results demonstrate the potential application of the synthesized MIP NPs for analytical and sensor applications.