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Specific recognition of a target protein, cytochrome c, using molecularly imprinted hydrogels

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Epitope imprinted polymeric materials: application in electrochemical detection of disease biomarkers

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Smart recognition of chemical contaminants in food: experimental and computational perspectives on MIP-based sensors

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Recombinant streptococcal protein G-modified metal-organic framework ZIF-8 for the highly selective purification of immunoglobulin G from human serum

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Preparation and Characterization of Protein Molecularly Imprinted Poly (Ionic Liquid)/Calcium Alginate Composite Cryogel Membrane with High Mechanical Strength for the Separation of Bovine Serum Albumin

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Advancing wound healing: controlled release of tannic acid via epitope imprinted antimicrobial spongy cover material

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Dual-target photonic detection of extracellular vesicles using core-shell molecularly imprinted particles on zein films

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“Out of Pocket” Protein Binding—A Dilemma of Epitope Imprinted Polymers Revealed for Human Hemoglobin

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Rational design based on multi-monomer simultaneous docking for epitope imprinting of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

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Synthesis of a gelatin based molecularly imprinted hydrogel with high selectivity on adsorbing bovine serum albumin

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Advances in design and application of molecularly imprinted polymers for selective brain protein recognition in neurology

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A critical review of electrosynthesized molecularly imprinted polymers in electrochemical sensing: Pros and cons

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Specific Recognition of Glycoproteins: Design Strategies and Application Prospects of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

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Sensitive label-free SERS detection of cTnI enabled by epitope molecularly imprinted polymer based on host-guest interaction of cyclodextrin and ferrocene

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COF-based surface protein imprinting particles: preparation and specific adsorption performance for BSA

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Epitope-imprinted polydopamine and reduced graphene oxide-based sensing interface for label-free detection of gliadin

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Rational In Silico Design of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Current Challenges and Future Potential

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Antibody mimics for precise identification of proteins based on molecularly imprinted polymers: Developments and prospects

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Advances in ion-imprinted polymer technology for rare earth element separation: A review

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Computational designing and synthesis of epitope imprinted sensor with zwitterionic polymeric matrix for sensitive, specific and selective sensing of protein

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Developing innovative point-of-care electrochemical sensors empowered by cardiac troponin I-responsive nanocomposite materials

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Electrochemical molecularly imprinted polymer sensors in viral diagnostics: Innovations, challenges and case studies

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Doping of MXenes enhances the electrochemical response of peptide-imprinted conductive polymers for the recognition of C-Reactive protein

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Advanced molecularly imprinted polymers for disease treatment via targeting molecular abnormalities: Promises and challenges

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Electrochemistry of molecular imprinting of large entities

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Detection of depression marker BDNF in serum by gold nanoparticles based dual-epitope imprinted sensor

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Development of a plasmonic sensor based on imprinted nanogels for quantification of bovine serum albumin in bovine milk

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Electrochemical sensing of macromolecules based on molecularly imprinted polymers: challenges, successful strategies, and opportunities

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Molecularly imprinted polymer-based extended-gate field-effect transistor (EG-FET) chemosensor for selective determination of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) protein

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Imprinted Fe–Ni double hydroxide nanorods with high selective protein adsorption capacity

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An extended-gate field-effect transistor (EG-FET) signal transducing combined with epitope molecular imprinting for selective chemosensing of chosen idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) biomarkers

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The potential of phosphorylated α‐synuclein as a biomarker for the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple system atrophy

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Design and development of molecularly imprinted biodegradable polymers for nanomedicine

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Enhancing Cytochrome C Recognition and Adsorption through Epitope-Imprinted Mesoporous Silica with a Tailored Pore Size

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ACS Omega, 2024, 9, 1134
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Epitope-imprinted biomaterials with tailor-made molecular targeting for biomedical applications

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Recent progress in epitope-imprinted polymers for disease diagnosis and treatment

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Electrochemical dengue sensor based on NS1 epitope-imprinted polymers

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Serotonin: A new super effective functional monomer for molecular imprinting. The case of TNF-α detection in real matrix by Surface Plasmon Resonance

Federica Battaglia, Francesca Torrini, Pasquale Palladino, Simona Scarano and Maria Minunni

Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2023, 242, 115713
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MIP-based immunoassays: A critical review

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Molecularly imprinted polymer fluorescent spots (MIP@spots) for CA 19-9 detection on a solid substrate

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Rational design of MIPs for the detection of Myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA), a biomarker for viral infection

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International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 266, 131101
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Highly sensitive and selective determination of nuclear matrix protein 22 based on an epitope imprinted electrochemical biosensor

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Exploring Monomer‐Amino Acid Interactions in Mimicking Mips for PSA Detection—Using the Novel MBASM Approach

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Preparation of amyloid N-terminal nonapeptide imprinted monolithic column and evaluation of adsorption properties

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Advances and Challenges in Molecularly Imprinted Conducting and Non-conducting Polymers for Selective and Sensitive Electrochemical Sensors

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Magnetic Molecularly Imprinted Nanoparticles for Rapid and Selective Detection of Dimethyl Phthalate in Water Using SERS

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Self-cleaning electrochemical protein-imprinting biosensor with a dual-driven switchable affinity for sensing bovine serum albumin

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In situ synthesis and dynamic simulation of molecularly imprinted polymeric nanoparticles on a micro-reactor system

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Imprinted biopolymers as green abiotic route in immunoglobulin affinity plasmonic sensing

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Plastic Antibodies Mimicking the ACE2 Receptor for Selective Binding of SARS‐CoV‐2 Spike

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Development of epitope-imprinted polydopamine magnetic nanoparticles for selective recognition of allergenic egg ovalbumin

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Peptide Selection of MMP-1 for Electrochemical Sensing with Epitope-Imprinted Poly(TPARA-co-EDOT)s

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A method for synthesis of oriented epitope-imprinted open-mouthed polymer nanocapsules and their use for fluorescent sensing of target protein

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Control of the molecular permeability of polysaccharide composite films utilizing a molecular imprinting approach

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Preparation and application of lysozyme molecularly imprinted surface plasmon resonance biosensors

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Recent progress in antigenic determinants with antibody substitutes via epitope imprinting: Innovative approaches, practical applications, and computational strategies

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Preparation and Performance Evaluation of a Novel Epitope-Imprinted Polymer with Specific Recognition of Tumor Marker Matrix Metalloproteinase-9

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Preparation of N-terminal temperature-sensitive epitope imprinted particles by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer strategy for cytochrome c recognition

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Boosting Electrochemical Sensing Performances Using Molecularly Imprinted Nanoparticles

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