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Progress and Perspectives in Poly(meth) Acrylate/Acrylamide Derived Biosensing Technologies.

Gopalakrishnan T¹, P Rajeswari², S Purushothaman³

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Poly(meth)acrylate and vinyl-based polymers are versatile materials for advanced sensors. Controlled polymerization techniques enable precise sensor design for biomedical and environmental applications.

Keywords:

chemical applications environmental poly(meth)acrylamide sensors

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Area of Science:

Polymer Chemistry
Materials Science
Sensing Technologies

Background:

Poly(meth)acrylate and vinyl-based polymers offer tunable architectures and chemical stability.
These polymers can incorporate functional moieties for precise detection in various systems.
Advancements in controlled radical polymerization have improved structural control for polymer synthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

To review developments in polymer synthesis and sensor design.
To highlight structure-property-function relationships in polymeric sensors.
To outline opportunities for advanced polymer-based sensing platforms.

Main Methods:

Controlled radical polymerization techniques (ATRP, RAFT, NMP) for polymer synthesis.
Incorporation of stimuli-responsive, fluorescent, or bioactive moieties.
Fabrication of hydrogels, copolymers, and block architectures for sensor applications.

Main Results:

Well-defined polymeric sensors with high sensitivity and selectivity have been fabricated.
Functionalized polymers enable applications in molecular recognition, drug delivery, imaging, and pollutant detection.
Advanced biosensors detect biomarkers, cancer cells, ions, explosives, and reactive species.

Conclusions:

Polymeric sensors show great promise for next-generation sensing technologies.
Future innovation lies in miniaturized, high-performance, smart, adaptive, and multifunctional polymeric sensors.
These materials are crucial for advancements in biomedical, environmental, and chemical sensing.