TY  - JOUR
A1  - Scheller, Frieder W.
A1  - Zhang, Xiaorong
A1  - Yarman, Aysu
A1  - Wollenberger, Ulla
A1  - Gyurcsányi, Róbert E.
T1  - Molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical sensors for biopolymers
JF  - Current opinion in electrochemistry
N2  - Electrochemical synthesis and signal generation dominate among the almost 1200 articles published annually on protein-imprinted polymers. Such polymers can be easily prepared directly on the electrode surface, and the polymer thickness can be precisely adjusted to the size of the target to enable its free exchange. In this architecture, the molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) layer represents only one ‘separation plate’; thus, the selectivity does not reach the values of ‘bulk’ measurements. The binding of target proteins can be detected straightforwardly by their modulating effect on the diffusional permeability of a redox marker through the thin MIP films. However, this generates an ‘overall apparent’ signal, which may include nonspecific interactions in the polymer layer and at the electrode surface. Certain targets, such as enzymes or redox active proteins, enables a more specific direct quantification of their binding to MIPs by in situ determination of the enzyme activity or direct electron transfer, respectively.
KW  - Electropolymerization
KW  - Direct electron transfer
KW  - Redox marker
KW  - Epitope imprinting
KW  - Biomarker
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2018.12.005
SN  - 2451-9103
VL  - 14
SP  - 53
EP  - 59
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Yarman, Aysu
A1  - Jetzschmann, Katharina J.
A1  - Neumann, Bettina
A1  - Zhang, Xiaorong
A1  - Wollenberger, Ulla
A1  - Cordin, Aude
A1  - Haupt, Karsten
A1  - Scheller, Frieder W.
T1  - Enzymes as Tools in MIP-Sensors
JF  - Chemosensors
N2  - Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have the potential to complement antibodies in bioanalysis, are more stable under harsh conditions, and are potentially cheaper to produce. However, the affinity and especially the selectivity of MIPs are in general lower than those of their biological pendants. Enzymes are useful tools for the preparation of MIPs for both low and high-molecular weight targets: As a green alternative to the well-established methods of chemical polymerization, enzyme-initiated polymerization has been introduced and the removal of protein templates by proteases has been successfully applied. Furthermore, MIPs have been coupled with enzymes in order to enhance the analytical performance of biomimetic sensors: Enzymes have been used in MIP-sensors as tracers for the generation and amplification of the measuring signal. In addition, enzymatic pretreatment of an analyte can extend the analyte spectrum and eliminate interferences.
KW  - enzymatic MIP synthesis
KW  - template digestion
KW  - enzyme tracer
KW  - enzymatic analyte conversion
KW  - molecularly imprinted polymers
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors5020011
SN  - 2227-9040
VL  - 5
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -