New Article Published in Molecularly Imprinted Catalysts

Article is about Biomimetic Imprinted Polymers: Theory, Design Methods, and Catalytic Applications

Introduction to this paper... Most chemical and biochemical reactions are catalyzed by natural enzymes with a high degree of specificity and reaction rates under mild conditions (1). Therefore, the creation of artificial catalysts that can provide the catalytic properties of natural enzymes has attracted scientists’ attention. Many attempts to develop enzyme mimics involved the use of host–guest chemistry such as supramolecular complexes (2), cyclodextrins (3), cryptands (4), and crown ethers (5). In addition, functionalized polymers (6), vesicles and micelles (7), artificial polypeptides (8, 9), and catalytic antibodies (10, 11) have been used in this field. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are other promising materials in the construction of enzyme mimics (12–15).