Conjugated polymers provided with at least one molecular imprinted polymer and a method for their preparation via conjugated macro-iniferters
AssigneesImec, Universiteit Hasselt
InventorsLaurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande
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Abstract
The present invention provides a conjugated polymer with provided thereon at least one molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) and a method for preparing such a polymer. The conjugate polymer provided with at least one MIP according to the invention combines both transducer properties and selectivity properties in one single material. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for use in chemo- or bio-sensors. Furthermore, the conjugate polymer provided with at least one MIP may be used in electronic devices and in chromatography, molecular recognition, selective sample enrichment or in catalysis.
Claims19
A molecularly imprinted conjugated polymer comprising:
- a conjugated polymer backbone;
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- at least one molecularly imprinted polymer grafted on the conjugated polymer backbone.
A method for preparing a molecularly imprinted conjugated polymer, the method comprising:
- forming a partially converted conjugated polymer, wherein the partially converted conjugated polymer is a conjugated macro-iniferter polymer;
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- grafting a first molecularly imprinted polymer onto the conjugated macro-iniferter polymer, whereby a molecularly imprinted conjugated polymer is obtained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.