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The Promise of Molecular Imprinting...
What is molecular imprinting...
forming an imprint of a specific molecule
in polymer matricies,
a cast of
a molecule,
or
tailor-made polymeric media*,
a molecular
imprinted polymer similar to "lock & key".
Some possible
uses:
removing contaminants during manufacture:
- fungal poison aflatoxin - in food processing
- during purification of optical isomers
- removal of unwanted substances in blood
- as enzyme substitutes (active sites)
- as sensors to sniff out toxins/pathogens...
atrazine (a
herbicide) & sarin gas
- detection of date rape drugs*
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