Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs)

Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs): Commercialization Prospects guides the reader through the various steps in the conceptualization, design, preparation, and innovative applications of molecularly imprinted polymers, and demystifies the challenges relating to commercialization. The book begins by introducing molecularly imprinted polymers, design, modelling, compositions, and material selection. This is followed by in-depth chapters describing novel methods and discussing the challenges relating to the use of molecularly imprinted polymers in specific application areas. The final chapters of the book explore the current situation in terms of patents and commercialized materials based on MIPs, as well as prospects and possible opportunities. This is a valuable resource for all those with an interest in the development, application, and commercialization of molecularly imprinted polymers, including researchers and advanced students in polymer science, polymer chemistry, nanotechnology, materials science, chemical engineering, and biomedicine, as well as engineers, scientists, and R&D professionals with an interest in MIPs for advanced applications. Covers all stages of molecular imprinting, from conceptualization, modelling, and solvent choice, to extraction, monomer composition, and miniaturization Offers a unique focus on commercialization, examining the current situation and addressing barriers to further commercialization Includes the state-of-the-art, such novel approaches for the utilization of biopolymers and their nanoparticles as imprinting matrixes, and numerical calculations in the design of MIPs