title: Synthesis and photoresponsive properties of a molecularly imprinted polymer.
abstract: A photoresponsive molecularly imprinted polymer was prepared from a di(ureidoethylenemethacrylate)azobenzene monomer, using a methotrexate analogue as template. Photoisomerization of the 3D crosslinked polymer matrix allowed switching the substrate affinity by altering the geometry and spatial arrangement of the receptor binding sites. As a result, controlled release and uptake of the template (or analogous ligands) were obtained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7 Canada.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gomy
authors.forename: Andreea R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Schmitzer