Preliminary Evaluation of Molsidomine Imprinted Polymers

Preliminary results of the recognition and release of molsidomine from molecularly imprinted polymers are reported. The molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were prepared with molsidomine as a template molecule through radical polymerization. Eight different functional monomers were used with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as crosslinker and dimethylsulphoxide as porogenic solvent. Non-covalent interactions between molsidomine and each functional monomer in DMSO prior to thermal bulk polymerization was utilized. Parallel stationary and dynamic binding experiments on both MIPs and NIPs (non-imprinted control polymers) were applied to verified imprinting process. Prepared polymers bound and remove molsidomine not selectively, but drug release properties were satisfactory.