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ArticlePolymers2025

Recent Advances in Molecularly Imprinted Polymers and Emerging Polymeric Technologies for Hazardous Compounds.

Ana-Mihaela Gavrilă, Mariana Ioniță, Gabriela Toader

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Article in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ana-Mihaela GavrilăNational Institute for Research, Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry ICECHIM, 202 Spl. Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0009-0009-2812-1633
Mariana IonițăAdvanced Polymer Materials Group, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Gheorghe Polizu 1-7, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.
Gabriela ToaderMilitary Technical Academy "Ferdinand I", 39-49 George Cosbuc Boulevard, 050141 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2647-9331

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Addressing hazards from dangerous pollutants requires specialized techniques and risk-control strategies, including detection, neutralization and disposal of contaminants. Smart polymers, designed for specific contaminants, provide powerful solutions for hazardous compound challenges. Their remarkable performance capabilities and potential applications present exciting opportunities for further exploration and development in this field. This editorial aims to provide a comprehensive overview of smart materials with unique features and emerging polymeric technologies that are being developed for isolation, screening, removal, and decontamination of hazardous compounds (e.g., heavy metals, pharmaceutically active contaminants, hormones, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, pathogens, and energetic materials). It highlights recent advancements in synthesis methods, characterization, and the applications of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), along with alternative smart polymeric platforms including hydrogels, ion-imprinted composites, screen-printed electrodes, nanoparticles, and nanofibers. MIPs offer highly selective recognition properties, reusability, long-term stability, and low production costs. Various MIP types, including particles and films, are used in applications like sensing/diagnostic devices for hazardous chemicals, biochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and environmental safety.

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decontaminationhazardous compoundsisolationmolecularly imprinted polymerspolymeric platformssensing

Identifiers

PMID40284357
PMCPMC12030578

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