Solid-phase synthesis of molecularly imprinted nanoparticles for protein recognition

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Aug 4;49(60):6746-8. doi: 10.1039/c3cc41701h.

Abstract

A solid-phase synthesis approach to prepare molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles (MIP-NPs) specific for trypsin is described. The protein is immobilized on a solid support upon which thermoresponsive MIP-NPs are synthesized. The MIP-NPs are released by a simple temperature change, resulting in synthetic antibody mimics exhibiting high specificity and selectivity for trypsin.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Molecular Imprinting / methods*
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Solid-Phase Synthesis Techniques / methods*
  • Trypsin / analysis*

Substances

  • Trypsin