| abstract |
A polymerisation process, preferably a living radical polymerisation process, is carried out in the presence of a template substance, to produce molecularly imprinted polymers ("MIPs"). It is controlled so that the products are quite small (500 - 10 6 Daltons) so that they are soluble or form colloidal suspensions. The template substances are immobilised templates, which can be re-used. Immobilised templates are also useful for purification of MIP solutions/suspensions by affinity chromatography. |