Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Based Biosensors for Environmental, Agricultural and Food Safety Applications
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 1615
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biosensors; nucleic acid nanotechnology; molecular imprinting technology; food safety and rapid detection
Interests: biosensors; food safety; rapid detection
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Molecular imprinted polymers (MIPs) as artificial receptors to mimic the specific binding manner of antibodies and enzymes have attracted much attention. The features of MIPs, including predicable recognition cavity, excellent chemical stability, simple synthesis, and low cost, enabled their high-performance recognition of various kinds of _targets, ranging from metal ions, small molecules, biomacromolecules, and even entire cells. To implement the quantitative analysis of these biomarkers is of great importance in the fields of Environment, Agriculture, and Food Safety. By endowing MIPs with unique optical and electrical characteristics, the binding event can be transduced into a detectable output signal. As-prepared MIP-based biosensors with highly sensitive, rapid, and selective sensing performance have become a hot topic in recent years.
In this regard, this Special Issue aims to gather both original research papers as well as reviews on the aspect of MIP-based biosensors. This includes the design and synthesis of functional MIPs, environmental analysis, and food rapid detection. Theoretical calculation and computer simulation related to the binding mechanism of MIPs is also encouraged. The development of lab-on-a-chip devices, wearable and portable/handheld MIP-based biosensors for rapid analysis in non-laboratory settings, and MIP-based bioimaging systems are of special interest. Reviews should provide an in-depth analysis of the most recent research in a specific context or discuss the current and future issues related to MIPs in the biosensing field.
Dr. Tai Ye
Dr. Qianjin Li
Dr. Guohua Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecular imprinted polymers
- optical sensors
- nanomaterials
- food safety
- environmental pollution
- biomimetic assay
- catalytic receptor
- electropolymerized molecularly imprinted polymer
- paper-based analytical devices
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