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The effects of contamination of environmental pollutants on public health has garnered worldwide attention and research. To reduce the disease threat to human health, the monitoring and analysis of environmental contaminants are crucial. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) are proven to be a stepping stone in the fabrication of nanosensors for various food and environmental monitoring and analysis applications. This multidisciplinary book provides a comprehensive overview of the fabrication and development of molecularly imprinted polymer-based devices for various sensing applications. Overall, this book is intended to provide users with concise and well-framed information about molecularly imprinted polymer-based biosensors, which can be exploited by researchers and device manufacturers for the development of novel sensors and their commercialization for environmental monitoring.
Key Features
- Covers the approaches to design novel, cost-effective molecularly imprinted polymer-based sensors for environmental monitoring and analysis
- Illustrates properties of nanomaterials with the specific recognition of molecularly imprinted polymers for sensitive and specific detection of environmental pollutants
- Includes a wide variety of environmental monitoring applications for molecularly imprinted polymer-based sensors
Chapter 10 - This work was supported by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa, through DSI/NRF South African Research Chairs Initiative for Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology (UID 62620), DSI/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, and Rhodes University, South Africa.
Chapter 12 - The authors express their sincere thanks to Director, CSIR-AMPRI for his support and encouragement in this work. Raju Khan would like to acknowledge SERB for providing funds in the form of the IPA/2020/000130 project.
Chapter 13 - The authors express their sincere thanks to Director, CSIR-AMPRI for his support and encouragement in this work. Raju Khan would like to acknowledge SERB for providing funds in the form of the IPA/2020/000130 project.
1 An introduction to molecularly imprinted polymers: the plastic antibodies
2 Synthesis and characterization of molecularly imprinted polymers
3 Theoretical and computational approaches and strategies in molecularly imprinted polymer development
4 The role of nanomaterials in molecularly imprinted polymers for disease diagnosis
5 Current and emerging techniques for the detection of environmental contaminants
6 The importance of molecularly imprinted polymers in wastewater treatment
7 Molecularly imprinted polymers for the detection of heavy metals
8 Molecularly imprinted polymers for the extraction and sensing of vitamins
9 Molecularly imprinted polymers for the detection of toxic anions
10 Molecularly imprinted polymers for the detection of environmental estrogens
11 Molecularly imprinted polymer based detection of pesticides
12 Molecularly imprinted polymers for the detection of pharmaceutical residues
13 Molecularly imprinted polymers for the sensing of microorganisms
14 Future perspectives on molecularly imprinted polymers for environmental monitoring