title: Nanostructured, molecularly imprinted, and template-patterned polythiophenes for chiral sensing and differentiation.
abstract: An innovation to thin-film molecular imprinting is presented for the sensitive detection and effective discrimination of chiral compounds using a portable quartz crystal microbalance transduction technique. The facile approach involves i) colloidal sphere layering of latex particles onto the surface via a Langmuir-Blodgett-like technique followed by ii) template molecular imprinting using electrodeposition of a single functional and cross-linking monomer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular, Engineering Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA.
authors.forename: Roderick B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Pernites
authors.forename: Subrahmanyam K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Venkata
authors.forename: Brylee David B
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Tiu
authors.forename: Allan Christopher C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Yago
authors.forename: Rigoberto C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Advincula