Application of Chitosan in the Molecular Imprinting Technology

Abstract:

Chitin is the only basic amylose in nature and has excellent properties of biocompatibility and biodegradability. Molecular imprinting technology has become a research hotspot due to the simple, general and efficient characteristics, especial in preparing the polymer of high affinity and selectivity, good stability. Chitosan as the matrix and the functional monomer preparing molecularly imprinted polymer is one of the main direction in the present study, In this review, the application of chitosan involving separation technique in this field was summarized, and the research prospects of chitosan molecular imprinting technique were introduced.