Fig. 3
From: Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs): emerging biomaterials for cancer theragnostic applications
A Schematic illustration of procedure for preparing sialic acid (SA)-imprinted thermo-responsive hydrogel layer via bulk imprinting. B Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the prepared imprinted hydrogel on quartz substrate and estimation of hydrogel layer thickness by a syringe needle. C Schematic illustration of the preparation of glycan-binding molecularly imprinted nanoparticles (MINPs) with crosslinked structure using a mixture of divinylbenzene (DVB) and MBAAm as the free radical cross-linker. D Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image of the prepared MINPs. E Hydrodynamic size of MINPs in water determined by dynamic light scattering. A, B Reproduced with permission from [58], published by Elsevier 2021. C, D, E Reproduced with permission from [59], published by American Chemistry Society 2020