title: Recent applications of molecular imprinted polymers for enantio-selective recognition.
abstract: Molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) techniques have been increasingly used in a variety of fields including chromatography, sample pretreatment, purification, sensors, drug delivery, and catalysts, etc. MIP is a specific artificial receptor that shows favored affinity to the template molecule. The cavities of the template are produced by carrying out polymerization of a reaction mixture followed by eliminating the template molecules by washing. Various forms of MIP materials have been prepared for diverse applications including irregularly ground particles, regular spherical particles, nanoparticles, monoliths in a stainless steel or capillary column, open tubular layers in capillaries, membranes, surface attached thin layers, and composites, etc. When an enantiomer is used as the template, then the resulting MIP can show capability of enantiomeric recognition between the pair of enantiomers. In this review, progresses in applications of enantio-selective recognition by MIPs will be critically reviewed for the recent period since 2007.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Namku, Incheon 402-751, South Korea. wjcheong@inha.ac.kr
authors.forename: Won Jo
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: Faiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Ji Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jin OoK
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yune Sung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; D054802:Molecular Imprinting / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D011108:Polymers