Formats of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

Schiff s bases are formed between primary amines and carbonyl compounds. The amide bond formed is readily reversible and has been utilized in the imprinting of, for example, amino acid derivatives [65, 66] and mono- and di-aldehydes [67, 68], 

Most MIPs are synthesized as three-dimensional polymer networks in which functional monomers, arranged around a template, are fixed in position by copolymerization with a cross-linker. The spatial arrangement of the monomers creates complementary binding sites capable of rebinding the template. 

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