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Journal of Biotechnology and Phytochemistry
Volume 1 Issue 3 Chemistry World 2017
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Page 24
November 13-15, 2017 Athens, Greece
7th World Congress on
Chemistry
Micro and nano molecularly imprinted polymers
(MIPS) for analytical, environmental and forensic
applications
Eduardo Pereira
University of Concepción, Chile
New classes of organic pollutants including poly-aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), antibiotics, endocrine disrupting
compounds (ECDs), pharmaceuticals, personal care products
(PPCPs), and toxins coming from cyanobacteria, such as
microcystin-LR, in very low concentration, part-per-trillion
(ppt) range, have been identified. On the other hand, Forensic
Chemistry is an area of the chemistry devoted to the analysis of
several substances, most of the organic molecules, that might be
important or might have been used in the commission of a crime.
Forensic chemistry employs most of the analytical chemistry
knowledge and tools to analyze evidence, such as fiber, paints,
explosives, fire debris, glass, soil, documents, and firearms.
Moreover, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
is used for quantitative determination of the analytes. The
disadvantages of this technology are the low stability of reagents,
the need for refrigerated transport and storage, batch-to-batch
(or clone-to-clone) variability, and the high cost of producing
antibodies are often cited as problems. In this work we have
developed materials and nanomaterials based on molecularly
imprinted polymers containing the optimal combination of
monomers, crosslinker, initiator and solvent, having high
capability and selectivity of molecular recognition with ability
to be used in solid phase extraction, analytical detection and
quantitative diagnosis assay for target organic molecules coming
from environmental and forensic samples.
Biography
Eduardo Pereira has completed his PhD from University of Concepción, Chile.
He is Full Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Chemical Science at University
of Concepción. In addition, he is the current President of the Chilean Chemical
Society (SCHQ) and Latin-American Federation of Chemical Associations
(FLAQ). He is the leader of a research team focusing on to develop materials
and nanomaterials with molecular recognition capability and the applications
in analytical, environmental and forensic chemistry. He has published more
than 70 papers in reputed journals, several book chapters and more than 150
communications in conferences, symposia and meetings.
Eduardo Pereira, J Biotech and Phyto 2017