title: Applications of molecularly imprinted polymers in analytical and pharmaceutical chemistry.
abstract: The paper reviews recent developments in the use of molecularly imprinted polymers in several analytical techniques, such as solid-phase extraction, liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, capillary electrochromatography, and as selective sorbents in chemical sensors. Molecular imprinting is achieved by the interaction between complementary groups in a template molecule and functional monomer units. The benefits of imprinted polymers are low cost, storage stability, high mechanical strength, repeated operations without loss of activity, and potential application to a wide range of target molecules.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lachová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lehotay
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cizmárik
mesh_terms: D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods; D054802:Molecular Imprinting / Q000379:methods; D011108:Polymers
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers