Synthetic polymer receptors for cold-chain-free paper diagnostics

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Bülbül A., DENİZLİ A.

Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Technical Note
• Publication Date: 2026
• Doi Number: 10.1038/s44222-026-00440-8
• Journal Name: Nature Reviews Bioengineering
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Paper-based diagnostics remain constrained by the thermodynamic fragility of biological recognition elements. Synthetic polymers, such as molecularly imprinted polymers, offer a synthetic route to storage-resilient, cold-chain-independent platforms.