Magnetic protein-imprinted composite microspheres (MPIPs) have important application value in protein separation and detection owing to their specific recognition and efficient separation of target proteins. However

due to the structural properties of protein molecules

magnetic imprinted materials still face many challenges on improving their preparation and performance. This paper reviews the progress in preparation methods of MPIPs and the design strategies for improving their imprinting efficiency. And the applications of MPIPs in the fields

such as

protein separation

immunoassay and biosensing are also summarized.