Polymeric Materials for Molecular Recognition

  • Ki, Chang-Do (Hyperstructured Organic Materials Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Kang-Won (Hyperstructured Organic Materials Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Chang, Ji-Young (Hyperstructured Organic Materials Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2006.10.13

Abstract

Molecular imprinting constitutes a valuable method of preparing polymeric materials with specific binding properties. The most conspicuous merit of molecular imprinting is that structurally three-dimensional recognition sites can be introduced into a polymer matrix with ease and low cost when compared with the complicated process of biological system for antigen and antibody. We used a thermally reversible bond for the preparation of the monomer-template complex, which allowed us to remove the template easily by means of a simple thermal reaction and to simultaneously introduce various functional groups into the cavity. This method is especially propitious for developing artificial receptors for molecules lacking strongly interactive groups.

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