Lukuan Liu , Jianhui Liu , Weijie Zhang , Zhen Liang , Yukui Zhang , Jing Liu , Kaiguang Yang , Lihua Zhang
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Abstract
Bio-imprinted materials (BIMs) are artificial antibodies that use biological macromolecules as templates to create molecularly imprinted materials with precise recognition capabilities. They exhibit good physicochemical robustness under extreme conditions, making them ideal for complex biological samples. This review summarizes the fundamental principles of BIMs and the bio-imprinting technology, with a focus on their applications in various biomedical fields, including post-translational modification analysis, virus detection, extracellular vesicles and cell analysis, spatial imaging and localization, drug delivery systems, and antibody-like therapeutics. This review also discusses key technical challenges such as non-specific protein adsorption, poor batch-to-batch reproducibility, and insufficient stability in physiological conditions. Furthermore, this review provides perspectives on the use of artificial intelligence-assisted molecular design to optimize imprinting efficiency, integration strategies with existing biotechnologies, and potential future application, offering new technological pathways for the advancement of life sciences and medicine.
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TrAC publishes succinct and critical overviews of recent advancements in analytical chemistry, designed to assist analytical chemists and other users of analytical techniques. These reviews offer excellent, up-to-date, and timely coverage of various topics within analytical chemistry. Encompassing areas such as analytical instrumentation, biomedical analysis, biomolecular analysis, biosensors, chemical analysis, chemometrics, clinical chemistry, drug discovery, environmental analysis and monitoring, food analysis, forensic science, laboratory automation, materials science, metabolomics, pesticide-residue analysis, pharmaceutical analysis, proteomics, surface science, and water analysis and monitoring, these critical reviews provide comprehensive insights for practitioners in the field.