Molecular imprinting polymer capped quantum dots applicable as an optical sensor: synthesis to application

Technology of molecular imprinting is a great way to improve the selectivity of sensors through the formation of molecular imprinted polymers (MIP) on the surface of the quantum dots. So if high selectivity of molecular imprinted technology and excellent optical properties of quantum dots get combined, a new material is created which has selective absorption and useful information can be obtained by examining the optical behavior of quantum dots. These sensors that are designed according to the research, medical and industrial centers, can be used to measure concentrations, better than conventional laboratory methods. MIP is one of attractive research issues in the past decade. In this paper, we introduce MIP, molecular imprinting, and also quantum dots as optical nanoparticles and then explain about the placement of MIP on the quantum dots and their application as an optical sensor.