The Application of Template Selectophores for the Preparation of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers.

ABSTRACT: Molecularly imprinted polymers are versatile materials with wide application scope for the detection, capture and separation of specific compounds present in complex feed stocks. A major challenge associated with their preparation has been the need to sacrifice one mole equivalent of the template molecule to generate the complementary polymer cavities that selectively bind the target molecule. Moreover, template molecules can often be difficult to synthesise, expensive or lack stability. In this study, we describe a new approach, directed at the use of synthetic selectophores, chosen as readily prepared and low cost structural analogues with recognition groups in similar three-dimensional arrangements as found in the target molecule. To validate the approach, a comparative study of selecto

SUBMITTER: Danylec B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6332243 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature