SURFACE IMPRINTING: INTEGRATION OF MOLECULAR RECOGNITION AND TRANSDUCTION

摘要

Surface-molecularly imprinted sensors were fabricated for detecting ionic molecules. Target molecules are recognized by the combination of a hydrophobic interaction with the imprinted polymer layer to provide specificity and an electrostatic interaction to provide sensitivity Coupling surface imprinting techniques with an electrochemical detection method, such as potentiometry, allows specific recognition of target molecules and translation of the recognition event into an out put signal by the sensor.