The recognition of lysozyme by patterned molecularly imprinted polymers

Microelectro-mechanical-system (MEMS) microsensing devices have recently been extensively researched for their application in biomedical diagnostics. Molecularly imprinted polymers with highly specific binding to targets and their low cost have potential for use in devices as sensing materials. Both techniques were combined to synthesize localized molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) by microcontact printing for integration in a micrototal analysis system (/spl mu/TAS).