Modulated Catalysis by Smart Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

Project Information

SMARTMIP

Grant agreement ID: 236799

Project closed

Start date 8 December 2009

End date 7 December 2011

Funded under

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost No data

EU contribution € 181 350,76

Coordinated by

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
United Kingdom

Objective

Molecular imprinting, an important methodology for the straightforward prepared of antibody-like polymers, is recently one of focuses in chemistry because of its importance in catalysis, separation and sensing. Described usually as a ‘from-key-to-lock’ process, the molecular imprinting recognizes and interacts with substrates basing on a specifically complementary framework. The present proposal aims to design ‘smart’ imprinted polymers capable of showing tunable catalysis. Inspired by recent advances in the ‘Smart’ technology, a unique hydrophilic/hydrophobic transition is created within the binding framework. The design of this transition will cause an opening/closing-tunable mechanism within the binding framework, thereby allowing/refusing the substrates in water accessible to the interior. In the opening state, the substrate in water can be freely accessible to the binding framework, thus making possible efficient interaction. Above the transition the blockage of access to the inner largely restricts the diffusion of substrates. In this way, such recognition and catalysis are comparable to an on/off-switchable process, which thus allows one to manipulate the activity by controlling the phase behaviours of prepared materials.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › catalysis

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Programme(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-IIF-2008 - Marie Curie Action: "International Incoming Fellowships"

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-IIF-2008
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Funding Scheme

MC-IIF - International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

Coordinator

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY

• EU contribution: € 181 350,76
• Address: College Road ; MK43 0AL Cranfield - Bedfordshire ; United Kingdom
• Region: East of England › Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire › Central Bedfordshire
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data