Perspectives of Polymers in Forensic Analysis
Polymeric materials have recently attracted a lot of attention due to their potential applications in many fields, ranging from biomedicine, the food industry and environmental monitoring to electronic, energy storage and sensing devices. Their versatility, functionalization capability, chemical/phy...
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| description | Polymeric materials have recently attracted a lot of attention due to their potential applications in many fields, ranging from biomedicine, the food industry and environmental monitoring to electronic, energy storage and sensing devices. Their versatility, functionalization capability, chemical/physical stability, reusability, long shelf-life, as well as good mechanical and thermal properties, also make them idoneous candidates for use in forensic sciences, which deal with the investigation of crimes, finding relations between evidence and criminals. In particular, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), designed based on the principle of generating template-specific polymeric cavities fitted to the target molecules in the presence of selected chemicals via non-covalent or covalent interactions, are highly suitable for forensic analysis. In addition, their combination with other compounds such as carbon nanomaterials can provide composites with improved properties to be used in the analysis of illicit drugs, doping substances, biological agents, toxins and so forth. In this article, recent applications of polymeric materials in the field of forensic analysis are discussed. The goal is to summarize their current uses and put forth a projection of their potential as promising alternatives for standard competitors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f06b98c08c414fd4a4ee81997337d09b2023-11-18T11:21:23ZengMDPI AGMacromol2673-62092023-04-013210811910.3390/macromol3020008Perspectives of Polymers in Forensic AnalysisAna M. Díez-Pascual0Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, SpainPolymeric materials have recently attracted a lot of attention due to their potential applications in many fields, ranging from biomedicine, the food industry and environmental monitoring to electronic, energy storage and sensing devices. Their versatility, functionalization capability, chemical/physical stability, reusability, long shelf-life, as well as good mechanical and thermal properties, also make them idoneous candidates for use in forensic sciences, which deal with the investigation of crimes, finding relations between evidence and criminals. In particular, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), designed based on the principle of generating template-specific polymeric cavities fitted to the target molecules in the presence of selected chemicals via non-covalent or covalent interactions, are highly suitable for forensic analysis. In addition, their combination with other compounds such as carbon nanomaterials can provide composites with improved properties to be used in the analysis of illicit drugs, doping substances, biological agents, toxins and so forth. In this article, recent applications of polymeric materials in the field of forensic analysis are discussed. The goal is to summarize their current uses and put forth a projection of their potential as promising alternatives for standard competitors.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6209/3/2/8polymeric materialsmolecular imprinted polymerforensic sciencenanocompositesillicit drugstoxins |
| spellingShingle | Ana M. Díez-Pascual Perspectives of Polymers in Forensic Analysis Macromol polymeric materials molecular imprinted polymer forensic science nanocomposites illicit drugs toxins |
| title | Perspectives of Polymers in Forensic Analysis |
| title_full | Perspectives of Polymers in Forensic Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Perspectives of Polymers in Forensic Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perspectives of Polymers in Forensic Analysis |
| title_short | Perspectives of Polymers in Forensic Analysis |
| title_sort | perspectives of polymers in forensic analysis |
| topic | polymeric materials molecular imprinted polymer forensic science nanocomposites illicit drugs toxins |
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