Molecularly Imprinted Polymers as Artificial Receptors

Artificial Receptors for Chemical Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 391-437

  Meier, Florian ^a   Mizaikoff, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial receptors; Chemosensors; Enzyme mimics; Imprinting efficiency; Molecularly imprinted polymers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885726855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527632480.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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