Biosensing Applications of Molecularly Imprinted Nanomaterials

Chemical sensors and biosensors have attracted considerable attention within the field of modern analytical chemistry, as seen both from the number of publications and from the diversity of approaches and techniques. This is essentially due to new demands and opportunities that are appearing particularly in clinical settings, (e.g., routine blood testing), environmental monitoring, warfare protection, homeland security, food analysis, illicit drug detection, and genotoxicity. Sensor development has been driven, in large part, by the need for new devices that are less expensive and simpler to construct and operate, that provide adequate detection limits and selectivity, and that are accurate and reliable.