Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 15(1), 29 (1999).

Effects of 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate on Polymer Network and
Akimitsu KUGIMIYA and Toshifumi TAKEUCHI *
Laboratory of Synthetic Biochemistry, Faculty of Information Sciences, Hiroshima City University, Ozuka-higashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 731-3194, Japan
The effects of preparing molecularly imprinted polymers with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) were investigated in detail. Polymers prepared with the addition of HEMA showed better separation than polymers prepared without adding HEMA. Since HEMA effects the hydrophilic properties of polymers and/or the crosslinked polymer network, the imprinted polymers prepared with HEMA should allow good separation of the target molecule. (Keywords: Molecular imprinting, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydrophilic property, molecular recognition)