Imprinted Polymers A Versatile Tool in Pharmaceutical Applications

Molecularly Imprinted Polymers A Versatile Tool in Pharmaceutical Applications 

Sushma Pardeshi, Rita Dhodapkar, and Anupama Kumar  

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur440010, India Waste Water Technology Division, 

CSIR—National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur440020, India 

The field of sustainable polymers is budding and growing at an unrivaled rate. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are the polymer networks endowed with the ability to recognize specific molecules and have an enormous potential for the variety of applications. A perspective is offered in this chapter for the computational modeling-based rational design of MIPs for pharmaceuticals and preparation of different MIPs formats using various polymerization methods. The versatility of application of MIPs in pharmaceutical industries is also emphasized. 

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