Molecularly Imprinted Sol-Gel Materials for Medical Applications

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

Concu, R (Author) Other; Ornelas, M (Author) Other; Manuel Azenha (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Vol. 15

Pages: 199-222

ISSN: 1568-0266

Publisher: Bentham

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 4 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00A-A16

DOI: 10.2174/1568026614666141229112246

Abstract (EN): 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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 24