Molecularly-imprinted polymers: useful sorbents for selective extractions

A. Beltran, F. Borrull, P. A. G. Cormack, R. M. Marce

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Abstract

A review. The authors review and discuss the most common protocols for synthesizing molecularly-imprinted polymers (MIPs), highlighting their main advantages and drawbacks. The authors then evaluate the most recent applications of MIPs and focus on the strategies adopted most to overcome the drawbacks commonly encountered when applying MIPs in different matrixes. The authors also highlight the different advantages that MIPs offer when they were used as sorbents in solid-phase extn. (SPE) to perform highly selective extns., and the advantages that these sorbents have over the most commonly-used SPE sorbents by reviewing some of the latest studies reported in the literature.
Original languageUndefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)1363-1375
Number of pages13
JournalTrends in Analytical Chemistry
Volume29
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Keywords

  • polymers
  • sorbents
  • selective extractions

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