Molecularly Imprinted Polymers as Artificial Antibodies for the Environmental Health

Dr. Santanu Patra is working in the field of materials chemistry,specializing in the integration of functional materials with macro-, micro-, and nano systems. He received his PhD in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, where he gained expertise in cutting-edgetechnologies related to molecularly imprinted nanotechnology and electrochemistry. Dr. Patra is associated with the Technical University of Denmark where he is continuing his research on multifaced nanotechnological approaches for novel sensing and energy harvesting technologies for healthcare applications. Through his research, Dr. Patra aims to develop advanced and innovative technologies that can address some of the most pressing challenges for sustainable development. Prof. Mika Sillanpää received his M.Sc. (Eng.) and D. Sc. (Eng.) degrees from the Aalto University where he also completed an MBA degree in 2013. Since 2000, he has been a full professor/adjunct professor at the University of Oulu, the University of Eastern Finland, the LUT University, the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Johannesburg.Mika Sillanpää has received numerous awards for research and innovation.

• Chapter 1. Overview of molecular recognition and the concept of MIPs.- Chapter 2. Synthesis methods and strategies for MIPs.- Chapter 3.  Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Cutting-Edge Characterization Strategies.- Chapter 4. MIPs in analytical instrumentation and detection.- Chapter 5. Molecularly Imprinting Technology and Narrow-Bandgap Semiconductors Application on Photoelectrochemical Sensors Construction.- Chapter 6. Molecularly imprinted polymer-based sensors for the monitoring of antibiotic traces and microorganisms in water samples to combat antimicrobial resistance.- Chapter 7. MIP-based sensors and biosensors for environmental monitoring.- Chapter 8. Nano-molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Advanced Environmental Monitoring: Synthesis, Applications, and Performance .- Chapter 9. Molecularly imprinted polymers as highly selective sorbents in sample preparation techniques for extracting emerging pollutants from environmental water.- Chapter 10. Molecularly imprinted polymers based sample preparation and preconcentration methods .- Chapter 11. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers based Separation and Purification Techniques.- Chapter 12. Adsorption and removal of contaminants using MIPs. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers.- Chapter 13. Tetracyclines and an Overview of the Preconcentration/extractions method based on molecularly imprinted polymers.- Chapter 14. Limitations and challenges in the practical implementation of MIPs.