This review article focused on fabrication of sensors by using a combination of highly ordered photonic crystals and molecular imprinted polymers as artificial recognition materials. In this article, we have discussed fundamental principle of photonic crystals, various synthetic approaches and their use in sensing applications. Moreover, nanostructuring of recognition materials, by using photonic crystals, for sensor fabrication and sensing mechanism has also been discussed. Molecular imprinted photonic polymer layers have been applied for developing sensor devices for diverse analytes such as environmental toxins, nerve gas agents, explosives, drug molecules and others. A comprehensive comparison of molecular imprinted photonic polymers based sensor systems has also been summarized in the table which contains all the related information about colloidal structure, polymer system including monomer, cross-linker and initiator as well as target analytes. Finally, emerging strategies and current challenges involved in the design of more efficient molecular imprinted photonic sensors and their possible solutions are also briefly discussed.

这篇综述文章重点介绍了传感器的制造，该技术通过将高度有序的光子晶体和分子印迹聚合物结合起来用作人工识别材料。在本文中，我们讨论了光子晶体的基本原理，各种合成方法及其在传感应用中的用途。此外，还讨论了通过使用光子晶体对识别材料进行纳米结构化，以用于传感器制造和传感机制。分子印迹光子聚合物层已被用于开发用于各种分析物（例如环境毒素，神经毒气，炸药，药物分子等）的传感器设备。该表还总结了基于分子印迹光子聚合物的传感器系统的全面比较，其中包含有关胶体结构，聚合物系统（包括单体，交联剂和引发剂）以及目标分析物的所有相关信息。最后，还简要讨论了设计更有效的分子印迹光子传感器及其可能的解决方案所涉及的新兴策略和当前挑战。