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Surface-Imprinted Polymers (SIPs): Advanced Materials for Bio-Recognition |
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PP: 1-19 |
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Author(s) |
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Ahmed S. Abo Dena,
Alaa M. Ali,
Ibrahim M. El-Sherbiny,
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Abstract |
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| Imprinted polymers are selective recognition elements that grasped the attention of scientists for decades. The
type of imprinted polymers relies on the template for which this polymer is tailored. For example, molecularly-imprinted
polymers (MIPs) are selective for molecular templates, while ion-imprinted polymers (IIPs) are prepared using ionic
templates. Recently, biological templates (bacterial cells, human cells, viruses …etc.) have been patterned on polymers in a
process known as surface imprinting to give rise to surface-imprinted polymers (SIPs). This type of polymers has so many
applications in different aspects of science, especially analytical chemistry and biology. This review summarizes the recent
advances in SIPs technology by shedding the light on their history, synthesis protocols and applications.
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