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Michael J. Whitcombe is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the intersection of chemistry and engineering, with a focus on several subfields including analytical chemistry, biomedical engineering, bioengineering, and spectroscopy.

The main topics of their work cover analytical chemistry methods development, analytical chemistry and sensors, analytical chemistry and chromatography, microfluidic and capillary electrophoresis applications, and nanofabrication and lithography techniques.

Whitcombe has contributed to publications in notable journals such as Biosensors and Bioelectronics and Reactive and Functional Polymers. Key recent papers include:

  • "Carboxyl-fentanyl detection using optical fibre grating-based sensors functionalised with molecularly imprinted nanoparticles" (2021, Biosensors and Bioelectronics)
  • "Use of polymeric solid phase in synthesis of MIP nanoparticles for biotin" (2021, Reactive and Functional Polymers)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Fabiana Grillo, Sergey A. Piletsky, Liangliang Liu, Francesco Canfarotta, and Stephen P. Morgan.

Best Publications

  • Molecular imprinting science and technology: a survey of the literature for the years up to and including 2003

    Cameron Alexander;Håkan S. Andersson;Lars I. Andersson;Richard J. Ansell

  • A NEW METHOD FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF RECOGNITION SITE FUNCTIONALITY INTO POLYMERS PREPARED BY MOLECULAR IMPRINTING : SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMERIC RECEPTORS FOR CHOLESTEROL

    Michael J. Whitcombe;M. Esther Rodriguez;Pablo Villar;Evgeny N. Vulfson

  • The rational development of molecularly imprinted polymer-based sensors for protein detection.

    Michael J. Whitcombe;Iva Chianella;Lee Larcombe;Sergey A. Piletsky

  • Synthetic strategies for the generation of molecularly imprinted organic polymers.

    A G Mayes;M J Whitcombe

  • Molecular imprinting science and technology: a survey of the literature for the years 2004-2011.

    Michael J. Whitcombe;Nicole Kirsch;Ian A. Nicholls;Ian A. Nicholls

  • Solid-Phase Synthesis of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Nanoparticles with a Reusable Template - "Plastic Antibodies".

    Alessandro Poma;Antonio Guerreiro;Michael J. Whitcombe;Elena V. Piletska

  • Electrochemical Sensor for Catechol and Dopamine Based on a Catalytic Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Conducting Polymer Hybrid Recognition Element

    Dhana Lakshmi;Alessandra Bossi;Michael J Whitcombe;Iva Chianella

  • Electrochemical Detection of Uric Acid in Mixed and Clinical Samples: A Review

    Dhana Lakshmi;Michael J. Whitcombe;Frank Davis;Piyush Sindhu Sharma

  • Size matters: Challenges in imprinting macromolecules

    Songjun Li;Shunsheng Cao;Michael J. Whitcombe;Sergey A. Piletsky

  • Functionalized conjugated polymers for sensing and molecular imprinting applications

    Gopalan Anantha-Iyengar;Komathi Shanmugasundaram;Muthuchamy Nallal;Kwang-Pill Lee

  • Directed nucleation of calcite at a crystal-imprinted polymer surface

    S. M. D'Souza;C. Alexander;S. W. Carr;A. M. Waller

  • Direct Replacement of Antibodies with Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Nanoparticles in ELISA—Development of a Novel Assay for Vancomycin

    Iva Chianella;Antonio Guerreiro;Ewa Moczko;J. Sarah Caygill

  • Molecularly imprinted nanoparticles prepared by core‐shell emulsion polymerization

    Natalia Pérez;Michael J. Whitcombe;Evgeny N. Vulfson

  • Surface imprinting of cholesterol on Submicrometer core-shell emulsion particles

    Natalia Perez;Michael J. Whitcombe;Evgeny N. Vulfson

  • Effect of the solvent on recognition properties of molecularly imprinted polymer specific for ochratoxin A.

    Nicholas W. Turner;Elena V. Piletska;Khalku Karim;Michael Whitcombe

  • Comparison of polymer coatings of capillaries for capillary electrophoresis with respect to their applicability to molecular imprinting and electrochromatography

    Oliver Brüggemann;Ruth Freitag;Michael J. Whitcombe;Evgeny N. Vulfson

  • Imprinted Polymers Prepared with Stoichiometric Template−Monomer Complexes: Efficient Binding of Ampicillin from Aqueous Solutions

    Christian Lübke;Markus Lübke;Michael J. Whitcombe;Evgeny N. Vulfson

  • Influence of the Polymerization Conditions on the Performance of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

    Elena V. Piletska;António R. Guerreiro;Michael J. Whitcombe;Sergey A. Piletsky

  • Template-Mediated Synthesis of a Polymeric Receptor Specific to Amino Acid Sequences.

    Jens U. Klein;Michael J. Whitcombe;Francis Mulholland;Evgeny N. Vulfson

  • Polymeric nanoparticles for optical sensing

    Francesco Canfarotta;Michael J. Whitcombe;Sergey A. Piletsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergey A. Piletsky
Sergey A. Piletsky University of Leicester
Elena V. Piletska
Elena V. Piletska University of Leicester
Evgeny N. Vulfson
Evgeny N. Vulfson Norwich Research Park
Ian A. Nicholls
Ian A. Nicholls Linnaeus University
Cameron Alexander
Cameron Alexander University of Nottingham
Anthony Turner
Anthony Turner Linköping University
António Correia
António Correia University of Aveiro
Matteo Ferroni
Matteo Ferroni University of Brescia
Andrey Legin
Andrey Legin Saint Petersburg State University
Olgun Güven
Olgun Güven Hacettepe University

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