Mesoporous polymer network produced from N-vinylpyrrolidone and triethylene glycol dimethacrylate as potential macromolecularly imprinted material and oligopeptide carrier

An original approach is proposed for creating the molecularly imprinted polymer and the carrier of protein molecules. Specifically, a thermally and chemically stable branched N-vinylpyrrolidone copolymer was used as the model of an imprint biomolecule and the porogen in the three-dimensional radical copolymerization of N-vinylpyrrolidone and triethylene glycol dimethacrylate. Removal of the branched copolymer left cavities available for binding biomolecules to the copolymer matrix due to its mesoporous structure.