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Porous thin films have been prepared by casting water-THF mixed soluti
ons of poly(vinyl chloride-co-acrylic acid): when Cu2+ ion is imprinte
d in the casting process, the film obtains a memory for the original C
u2+ ion. The imprinting processes can be closely monitored by FTIR spe
ctroscopy.