ABSTRACT
Molecular Imprinting is nowadays an established technique for the production of polymeric materials having a⁄nities and selectivities which in some cases are comparable to those of biological systems (e.g. receptors or antibodies) [1]. As far as noncovalent imprinting is concerned (see Chapter 3 in this book), the success of the technique relies mainly on its intriguing simplicity and on the use of easily available, relatively low cost reagents. In particular, the procedure of preparation of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) to be used for chromatographic=SPE applications is straightforward (mix and bake) and the postpolymerization processing (crush, sieve, and pack) does not require particular skills (see PartVI of this volume).
