Molecularly imprinted polymer

摘要

To facilitate preparation of a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) which specifically binds a particular template substance, a virtual library of functional monomers is screened to find those that interact strongly with a molecular model of the substance. A selected few are then "annealed" with the substance in a computer simulation. This shows the optimum ratios of template substance to individual monomers. An appropriate mixture of monomers is then polymerised in the presence of the template to produce a MIP.