[1] Sergey graduated from Kyiv University, Ukraine, obtaining an MSc in chemistry in 1985 and researched on synthesis of the polymers selective for nucleic acids, for which he was awarded with a PhD in 1991.

Cranfield University awarded Sergey with a DSc for his work on molecularly imprinted polymers for diagnostics applications.

[1] Sergey's work in molecular imprinting focuses on: (i) the fundamental study of the recognition properties of molecularly imprinted polymers;[2][3] (ii) the development of sensors and assays for environmental and clinical analysis;[4] and (iii) the development of molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles for theranostic applications.

[5] Sergey introduced computational design into the field of molecular imprinting, by scientifically demonstrating that non-covalent interaction between the template molecule and polymer is through the technique known as 'bite and switch' wherein functional groups first non-covalently bond with the binding site, but during the rebinding step, the polymer matrix forms irreversible covalent bonds with the target molecule.

[6] A number of research groups around the world follow his ideas in developing functional imprinted polymers for a variety of applications.