Molecular imprinting technique (MIT) has been commonly and effectively
used to prepare polymers which have some unique features like structure predictability,
recognition specificity, low cost, remarkable robustness, physical stability, and
application universality compared to other reported recognition systems. The
application of molecular imprinting technology to the surface of carbon nanotubes,
resulting in MWCNT-MIPs. Surface imprinting polymers have a high mass transfer
power, high sensitivity, and a fast response time since the imprinting sites are on or
near the surface of the substrates. These materials spread out their applications in many
fields such as biomaterials, chemo/biosensors, catalysis, molecular/ionic separation and
drug delivery. Even though there are enormous applications of such nanomaterials in
various fields, this chapter proceeds with the sensing applications.
Keywords: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Molecularly imprinted polymers, Sensor
