Narrowly Dispersed Hydrophilic Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Nanoparticles for Efficient Molecular Recognition in Real Aqueous Samples Including River Water, Milk, and Bovine Serum

In river water, milk, and bovine serum, molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles with hydrophilic polymer brushes showed excellent molecular recognition (see picture). Readily prepared by precipitation polymerization with a macromolecular chain-transfer agent, such nanoparticles are promising alternatives to antibodies for many applications owing to their superior dispersion and binding properties in biological matrices.