Molecular imprinting is a rapidly growing field with wide-ranging applications, especially in the area of sensor development, where the process leads to improved sensitivity, reliability, stability, and reproducibility in sensing materials. Molecularly Imprinted Sensors in Analytical Chemistry addresses the most recent advances and challenges relating to molecularly imprinted polymer sensors, and is the only book to compile this information in a single source. From fundamentals to applications, this material will be valuable to researchers working in sensing technologies for pharmaceutical separation and chemical analysis, environmental monitoring and protection, defense and security, and healthcare. - Provides a systematic introduction to the different types of MIP-based sensors and reviews the basic principles behind each type of sensor - Includes state-of-the-art methodology supported by comparisons and discussions from leading experts in the field - Covers all types of sensing modes (optical, electrochemical, thermal, acoustic, etc.), materials and platforms - Appeals to a multidisciplinary audience of scientists and graduate students in a wide variety of fields, including chemistry, biology, biomedical science and engineering, and materials science and engineering

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1 Molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensors: past, now and future

2 Molecularly Imprinted Polymers as Recognition Elements in Sensors

3 The Fabrication and Development of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-based Sensors for Environmental Application

4 Molecularly Imprinted Sensors for Detection of Analytes

5 MIP-based Sensor Platforms for Detection of Analytes in Nano- and Micromolar Range

6 Molecularly imprinted polymers for sensors - comparison of optical and mass-sensitive detection

7 Discrimination of Analytes with Fluorescent Molecular Imprinting Sensor Arrays

8 Electrochemical Chiral Sensors and Biosensors

9 Synthetic receptors for chemical sensors-subnano- and micrometre patterning by imprinting techniques

10 Optical biosensors based on molecularly imprinted nanomaterials

11 Molecularly imprinted polymer based sensors for the determination of drugs in tablets and biological fluids

12 Conductive materials for plastic electronics

13 Molecularly Imprinted Sol-Gel Sensors

14 MIP-based sensors