Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials
Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials has been developing the technique of molecular imprinting. This fascinating technique allows for the preparation of polymeric materials, Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) with specific binding sites for a target molecule.

Integrating MIP-based materials
The laboratory integrates MIP-based materials with label-free sensing platforms like QCM, SPR, SAW for selective recognition of biomacromolecules (proteins, antibodies) as well as small molecules (pharmaceuticals, amino acids, nucleic acids). The resulting MIP-based sensors have evident potential applications in medical diagnostics of various diseases (e.g. neurodegenerative disorders, human stress, viral infection, hepatitis, cancer) due to their robust design, inexpensive and easy preparation, multiplexing capability, possibility to offer detection of analytes for which no receptor is available.

Research Projects
- 2024 - 2030 Ministry of Education and Research Estonian Center of Excellence of Well-Being Sciences
- 2024 - 2028 Estonian Research Council Foundation Biomimetic Polymeric Receptors Integrated with Multi-sensor Systems for Low-cost and Fast Analysis of Complex Environments
- 2025 Muun Health OÜ Experiments in the development of sensor technology
- 2019 - 2023 Estonian Research Council Foundation Molecularly imprinted polymers as sensing materials for medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring
- 2016 -2022 Estonian Research Council Foundation Doctoral Studies and Internationalisation programme Dora Pluss
- 2020 - 2022 Estonian Research Council Foundation Biosensor for early diagnostics of Hepatitis C
- 2020 - 2021 Tallinn University of Technology Novel diagnostic tools for detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection for clinical and point-of-care use
- 2018 Archimedes Foundation Digital sensor platform for medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring
- 2013 - 2016 Estonian Research Council Foundation Investigation and development of new generation biosensing selective recognition elements based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
- 2012 - 2014 Ministry of Education and Research The New Technology for Wastewater Treatment by Photoctyalytic Oxidation Combined with Molecularly Imprinted Polymers as Analytical Sensors
- 2012 Estonian Science Foundation Advanced Functional Materials and Devices Based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymers and Organic-inorganic Hybrid Structures
- 2010 - 2012 Archimedes Foundation Surface-Imprinted Electrosynthesized Conducting Polymers for Biorecognition
- 2006 - 2011 Tallinn University of Technology Electrically Conductive Polymers for Functional Materials and Electron Devices. Investigation of the physical and chemical properties and possibilities for practical applications
- 2008 - 2010 Ministry of Education and Research Synthetic receptors based on molecularly imprinted conducting polymers
- 2005 - 2007 Estonian Science Foundation The Molecular Recognition Systems Based on Imprinted Electrically Conductive Polymers and their Composites
- 2002 - 2005 Ministry of Education and Research Electrically Conductive Polymers for Multilayer Structures. Properties and Practical Applications
- 2001 - 2004 Estonian Science Foundation Application of electrically conductive polymers for electrochemical actuators (artificial muscles)
- 2002 - 2004 Estonian Science Foundation Electrically Conductive Polymer - Zn or Cd Composites and Multilayer Structures
- 1998 - 2001 Estonian Science Foundation Investigation of the Physical and Chemical Processes in Solids for Preparation of Materials and Devices with Predicted Properties
- 1999 - 2001 Ministry of Education and Research Electrically Conductive Polymer Films for Multilayer Structures
Team
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Defended Theses
2025, Vu Bao Chau Nguyen, Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-modified Electrodes for Electrochemical Sensing of Emerging Aqueous Pollutants. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Jekaterina Reut
2020, Anna Kidakova, Photo- and Electropolymerization Approaches for Molecular Imprinting of a Neurotrophic Factor Protein. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Andres Öpik
2018, Akinrinade George Ayankojo, Molecularly imprinted polymers designed to detect antibiotic pollutants in water. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Andres Öpik
2017, Roman Boroznjak, A computational approach for rational monomer selection in molecularly imprinted polymer synthesis. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Andres Öpik
2016, Aleksei Tretjakov, A Macromolecular Imprinting Approach to Design Synthetic Receptors for Label-Free Biosensing Applications. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Andres Öpik
2009, Anna Menaker, Electrosynthesized conducting polymers, polypyrrole and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), for molecular imprinting. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Andres Öpik
2024, David Tsaregorodtsev, Molecular imprinting of ACE2 peptide fragment: towards development peptide-selective electrochemical sensors. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Jekaterina Reut
2023, Ayomide Deborah Olumide, Brain derived neurotrophic factor-imprinted polymer on screen-printed electrodes: towards analysis of clinical samples. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Akinrinade George Ayankojo
2021, Vu Bao Chau Nguyen, A molecularly imprinted polymer combining m-phenylenediamine and 3-aminophenylboronic acid: towards the development of macrolide-selective materials for sensor application. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Akinrinade George Ayankojo
2020, Oghenetega Allen Obewhere, Electrosynthesized Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Films Selective Towards Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Jekaterina Reut
2019, Valeriu Ciocan, Development of a synthetic receptor-based chemosensor for label-free detection of erythromycin in aqueous media. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Akinrinade George Ayankojo
2016, Anna Kidakova, Development of protein-imprinted polymer films by the combined use of controlled/living radical photopolymerization and microcontact imprinting. Supervisor: Vitali Sõritski
2014, Akinrinade George Ayankojo, Preparation of Antibiotic-imprinted Polymer Films by Electrochemical Approach: Towards the Development of a Label-free Chemical Sensor. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Aleksei Tretjakov, Jekaterina Reut
2013, Yewei Zhang, Electrosynthesized molecularly imprinted polymer thin films for antibiotic detection in aqueous solutions. Supervisors: Vitali Sõritski, Jekaterina Reut
2012, Aleksei Tretjakov, Development of a strategy for preparation of surface imprinted polymer films for immunoglobulin G specific recognition. Supervisor: Vitali Sõritski
2009, Olga Malikova, Polypyrrole electrochemical synthesis in presence of nucleotides. Supervisor: Vitali Sõritski
2000, Natalja Reut, Orgaanilistes lahustites lahustuva polüpürrooli süntees. Supervisor: Jekaterina Reut
1998, Olga Sabanova, Polüpürrooli Elektrokeemiline Süntees Ja Sensorite Valmistamine Piezoelektriliste Kvartskristallide Baasil. Supervisor: Vitali Sõritski
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Leading Researcher, Head of Laboratory
Room U06-363
Phone: +372 5114934, +372 6202820
Email: vitali.syritski@taltech.ee
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TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials
Study building U06 3rd floor
Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn, 19086