NEW MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMERS GRAFTED ON SOLID SUPPORTS

摘要

The invention refers to a molecularly imprinted polymer, a method of preparing a molecularly imprinted polymer material, and the use thereof. According to the invention a support and a composition comprising at least one monomer, and a template, in a polymerisation medium is polymerised with a free radical initiator, whereafter the template is removed from the molecularly imprinted polymer obtained. The polymerisation is confined to the surface of the support, preferably by confining the free radical initiator to the support by bonding or adsorption. The molecularly imprinted polymer may be used in chromatography, for separations, in chemical sensors, in molecular recognition as stationary phase in capillaries, in selective sample enrichment or in catalysis.