Molecularly Imprinted Sol-Gel Materials for Medical Applications

作者：Concu Riccardo; Ornelas Mariana; Azenha Manuel^*

来源：Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2015, 15(3): 199-222.

DOI：10.2174/1568026614666141229112246

• Biomarker
• Cell
• Drug
• Hormone
• Medical science
• Molecular Imprinting
• Neurotransmitter
• Protein
• Sol-gel

The present review deals with the sol-gel imprinting of both drug and non-drug templates of medical relevance, namely neurotransmitters, biomarkers, hormones, proteins and cells. Nearly a hundred recent works, either developmental or applied in a medical-related context, were critically analyzed. It may be concluded that, although research is still at an early stage, the potential of these sol-gel materials was well demonstrated in a few applications of critical interest for medicinal/biomedical science. The vast room left for expansion and improvement envisages a continuously growing interest by researchers in the future, eventually resulting in important medical applications able to enter the professional and consumer medical markets.

• 出版日期2015