Molecularly Imprinted Catalysts: Principles, Syntheses, and Applications

Molecularly Imprinted Catalysts: Principle, Synthesis, and Applications is the first book of its kind to provide an in-depth overview of molecularly imprinted catalysts and selective catalysis, including technical details, principles of selective catalysis, preparation processes, the catalytically active polymers themselves, and important progress made in this field. It serves as an important reference for scientists, students, and researchers who are working in the areas of molecular imprinting, catalysis, molecular recognition, materials science, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.
Comprising a diverse group of experts from prestigious universities and industries across the world, the contributors to this book provide access to the latest knowledge and eye-catching achievements in the field, and an understanding of what progress has been made and to what extent it is being advanced in industry.

The first book in the field on molecularly imprinted catalysts (MIPs)Provides a systematic background to selective catalysis, especially the basic concepts and key principles of the different MIP-based catalystsFeatures state-of-the art presentation of preparation methods and applications of MIPsWritten by scientists from prestigious universities and industries across the world, and edited by veteran researchers in molecular imprinting and selective catalysis

Foreword Michael J. Whitcombe Preface Songjun Li, Shunsheng Cao, Sergey A. Piletsky, and Anthony P.F. Turner 1. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Enzyme-Like Catalysis: Principle, Design and Applications Songjun Li, Maiyong Zhu, Michael J Whitcombe, Sergey A Piletsky and Anthony P.F. Turner 2. Catalytically Active MIP Architectures Decha Dechtrirat, Aysu Yarman, Lei Peng, Kristian Lettau, Ulla Wollenberger, Klaus Mosbach, and Frieder W. Scheller 3. Molecularly Imprinted Catalysts: Synthesis and Applications Pierre Dramou and Nazia Tarannum 4. Advances and Challenges in the Design and Synthesis of Molecularly Imprinted Microspheres K. Fremielle Lim, Azrinawati Mohd Zin, Edwin Romano, Erica J. Wanless and Clovia I. Holdsworth 5. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Principle, Design and Enzyme-Like Catalysis Adnan Mujahid and Franz L. Dickert 6. Biomimetic Imprinted Polymers: Theory, Design Methods, and Catalytic Applications Ridvan Say, Rustem Kecili, Adil Denizli and Arzu Ersoz 7. Biomimics of Metalloenzymes via Imprinting Gyorgy Szekely and Christos Didaskalou 8. The Recognizing Mechanism and Selectivity of the Molecularly Imprinting Membrane Jianping Li, Lianming Zhang and Cong Fu 9. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers as Synthetic Catalysts Piyush Sindhu Sharma, Agnieszka Wojnarowicz, Wlodzimierz Kutner and Francis D’Souza 10. Molecularly Imprinted Photocatalysts Xiantao Shen 11. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Biomimetic Catalysts Zhiyong Chen, Shan Huang and Meiping Zhao 12. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Applicable for Biomimetic Catalysts in Sensors Yasuo Yoshimi 13. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Synthetic Receptors for Diagnostic Medical Devices M. Peeters, K. Eersels, T. Junkers and P. Wagner Index