ABSTRACT
Figure 1.1 Schematic of molecular imprinting. Self-assembled templatemonomer complex (top, left) is stabilized by co-polymerization with excess cross-linking monomer (step 1). After removal of the molecular template, a well-defined recognition site (molecular “cavity”) is obtained in the polymer matrix (step 2). The 3D structure of an ideal recognition site is complementary to that of the template in terms of both size and interacting groups. For simplicity, the cross-linking monomer is not shown.
