Thermodynamic Considerations and the Use of Molecular Modeling as a Tool for Predicting MIP Performance

The types of molecular recognition events involved in the synthesis of a molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) and in the recognitionof a ligandby anMIPare identical to those observed throughout nature [1].The general principles underlying the synthesis ofmolecularly imprinted polymers have been outlined in previous chapters (Chapters 3^13).