Table 1 Comparison of bulk imprinting and surface imprinting
From: Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs): emerging biomaterials for cancer theragnostic applications
Method | Bulk imprinting | Surface imprinting | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Fabrication accessibility | Easy | Complicated | |
Template conformational maintence | Usually hard | Easy | [46] |
Template utilization efficiency | Usually low | Usually high | |
Template removal | Hard | Complete removal | |
Rebinding capacity | Low | High | |
Recognition site accessibility | Low | Easy |