Application of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Artificial Enzyme in Catalytic Degradation Detoxification of Organophosphate Nerve Poison
Organophosphate toxicants(OPs)are extensively utilized in agricultural practices and illicitly employed on the battlefield.Their slow degradation rate leading to an environmental accumulation,thus poses a significant threat to human and animal safety.Molecularly imprinted polymers(MIPs),as artificial enzymes,as a current research focus,exhibit exceptional physical and chemical stability,offering promising prospects for catalytic detoxification of organophosphates.This paper elucidates the fundamental principles underlying molecularly imprinted enzyme-like polymers for catalytic degradation of OPs while highlighting recent advancements in composition,structure,material morphology design,and catalytic degradation of OPs using molecularly imprinted polymers as artificial phosphatases.