Imprint technology

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Ramstrom O, Ansell RJ. Molecular imprinting technology challenges and prospects for the future. Chirality 1998 10 195-209. 

Turiel E, Martin-Esteban A (2005) Molecular imprinting technology in capillary electrochromatography. J Sep Sci 28(8) 719—728... 

It seems clear from this brief overview that, since the seminal work of Mosbach in 1987 [10], imprinted polymers with hydrolytic activity have been going through important developments, which have led to some interesting results. The discussion will therefore move to examine the use of the same format in the application of the imprinting technology to the carbon-carbon forming reactions. 

Contact lithography can offer a high resolution and is in principle less expensive than the optical lithographic methods. It uses a method similar as in optical disk fabrication. It has been demonstrated that imprint technology... 

Figure 11. Total process van imprint technology started with mastering, first stamp, replacing the stamp into a flexible stamp, transferring the pattern and finally depositing the Co/Pt multilayer.

Imprint lithography also have several limitations for many applications because it can in principle only be used for small periodic structures. A general fabrication technology for all kinds of applications should be able to realize various combinations and distributions of large as well as small features [50]. Beside the imprint technology it is also possible to use the mold as an ink stamp (Nano Imprint Lithography (NIL). The ink is a chemical solution with certain properties and is applied to the substrate. Consequently it left the chemical on the contact area and after that it can be used as a mask. 

The ability of molecular imprinting technology to offer a generic synthetic strategy to prepare robust molecular recognition materials has been exploited to... 

Molecular imprinting technologies have found a niche in separation science. MIPs offer a good alternative to proteinaceous receptors and have been successfully used in affinity-based separations. Furthermore, the polymeric nature of the MIPs bears attractive features for applications that could not be achieved by antibodies or enzymes gas chromatography, solid-phase microextraction, etc. As further fundamental research and apphcation efforts are invested in MIP technologies, it is expected that MIPs will soon be commercialized. MIP-SPE is expected to the first commercial application area. 

Molecular imprinting technology offers a unique opportunity to provide chiral stationary phases or sensing devices with predefined chiral recognition properties... 

Mosbach K, Haupt K (1998) Some new developments and challenges in non-covalent molecular imprinting technology. J Mol Recogn ll(l) 62-68... 

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