Microwave-assisted synthesis of resveratrol imprinted polymers with enhanced selectivityElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Nitrogen sorption isotherms for NIP materials and BJH pore size distribution plots; RP-HPLC chromatographs of polyphenol mixtures after incubation with either MIP or NIP materials. See DOI: 10.1039/c4ay02518k

The microwave-mediated synthesis of resveratrol molecularly imprinted polymers is reported. The binding performance of these functional polymers has been evaluated and compared to the corresponding thermally-initiated polymers. The advantages of microwave-synthesis include a 20-fold decrease in polymerisation time, similar binding capacities and enhanced molecular selectivity for resveratrol. These binding data indicate microwave-mediated polymerisation provides superior binding site organization and access. Achieving enhanced selectivity with microwave mediated synthesis of imprinted polymers.