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1. An introduction to molecularly imprinted polymers : the plastic antibodies / Antony Nitin Raja, Ayushi Singhal, Ritesh Mishra and Raju Khan -- 2. Synthesis and characterization of molecularly imprinted polymers / K. Uma, Suman Pawar and L.R. Hemanth -- 3. Theoretical and computational approaches and strategies in molecularly imprinted polymer development / Manish S. Sengar, Priya Kumari and Neha Sengar -- 4. The role of nanomaterials in molecularly imprinted polymers for disease diagnosis / Cem Erkmen, Rafia Nimal, Muhammad Siddiq, Afzal Shah and Bengi Uslu -- 5. Current and emerging techniques for the detection of environmental contaminants / Vijay Vaishampayan, Rashmi Dahake, G.K. Athira, Mittali Tyagi, Ashish Kapoor and Sarang Gumfekar -- 6. The importance of molecularly imprinted polymers in wastewater treatment / Sapna Kumari, Jyoti Singh Chauhan and Vaishnavi Hada -- 7. Molecularly imprinted polymers for the detection of heavy metals / Yasmin Bano -- 8. Molecularly imprinted polymers for the extraction and sensing of vitamins / M.P. Divya, Y.S. Rajput, Rajan Sharma and K.B. Divya -- 9. Molecularly imprinted polymers for the detection of toxic anions / Sadhna Chaturvedi, Yasmin Bano, Shiv Kumar Jayant, Piyush Shukla and Abhinav Shrivastava -- 10. Molecularly imprinted polymers for the detection of environmental estrogens / Melkamu Biyana Regasa and Tebello Nyokong -- 11. Molecularly imprinted polymer based detection of pesticides / Priya Chauhan and Annu Pandey -- 12. Molecularly imprinted polymers for the detection of pharmaceutical residues / Antony Nitin Raja, Ayushi Singhal, Priya Chauhan, Raju Khan and Hitesh Malviya -- 13. Molecularly imprinted polymers for the sensing of microorganisms / Ayushi Singhal, Apoorva Shrivastava and Raju Khan -- 14. Future perspectives on molecularly imprinted polymers for environmental monitoring / Sadhna Chaturvedi.

The effects of contamination of environmental pollutants on public health has garnered worldwide attention and research. To reduce the disease threat to human health, the monitoring and analysis of environmental contaminants are crucial. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) are proven to be a stepping stone in the fabrication of nanosensors for various food and environmental monitoring and analysis applications. This multidisciplinary book provides a comprehensive overview of the fabrication and development of molecularly imprinted polymer-based devices for various sensing applications. Overall, this book is intended to provide users with concise and well-framed information about molecularly imprinted polymer-based biosensors, which can be exploited by researchers and device manufacturers for the development of novel sensors and their commercialization for environmental monitoring.

Research scholars and researchers of physics, chemistry, engineering, microbiology and medical science.

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Raju Khan is currently working as a Principal Scientist & Associate Professor, CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal, India. He completed his MSc in Chemistry in 2002 and PhD in 2005 from Jamia Milia Islamia, Central University, New Delhi, India. He has more than 15 years of experience in electrochemistry exploring electrochemical properties of nanostructure to design and develop efficient biosensor devices for health care monitoring. Ayushi Singhal is currently pursuing her Doctorate from AcSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, India. She was a gold medallist in her MSc in Environmental Chemistry from Jiwaji University. Her research specialises in the synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymer, polymer nanocomposites, fabrication of biosensors, and applications of biosensors in analysis and monitoring of environmental pollutants in different matrix.

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