MICROORGANISM IMPRINTED POLYMERS WITH INTEGRATED EMISSION SITES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME

摘要

Provided are microorganism imprinted polymers with integrated emission sites that can be used for the detection of the microorganisms. Also provided are methods of making and methods of using the imprinted polymers. The imprinted polymers have at least one templated site that comprises a plurality of protein recognition sites. The imprinted polymers have reporter molecules, such as luminophores and chromophores, site-selectively installed within the templated sites. The imprinted polymers can be thin films. The polymers can be sol-gel-derived materials (such as xerogels and aerogels).