Supported reagents composition

The principal difference between these catalyst level reaction rates and the turnover frequency is that the latter does not depend on the surface arrangement of the catalyst, or in more practical terms, does not depend on the specific physicochemical characteristics of the catalyst as a composite of the active catalytic reagent plus the support. 

Polymer libraries are covered according to their numerous applications, each described through a specific example. The reported examples include libraries of copolymers as liquid/solid supports with different compositions, libraries of biodegradable materials for clinical applications, libraries of stationary phases for GC/LC separations, libraries of polymeric reagents or catalysts, libraries of artificial polymeric receptors or molecularly imprinted polymers, and libraries of polymeric biosensors. The opportunities that could arise in the near future from novel applications of polymer libraries are also briefly discussed. 

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