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US 2011/0257033 A1Published application
Polymer-nanostructure composition for selective molecular recognition
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsMichael S. Strano, Jingqing Zhang, Paul Walter Barone, Daniel A. Heller
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Abstract
A composition can include a complex, where the complex includes a photoluminescent nanostructure and a polymer free from selective binding to an analyte, the polymer adsorbed on the photoluminescent nanostructure, and a selective binding site associated with the complex.
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A composition, comprising:
- a complex, wherein the complex includes:
- a nanostructure;
- and
- a polymer, the polymer adsorbed on the nanostructure and the polymer being free from selective binding to an analyte in the absence of being adsorbed on the nanostructure;
- and
- a selective binding site associated with the complex.
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A method for analyzing a sample for an analyte, comprising:
- providing a composition including a complex, wherein the complex includes a nanostructure, and a polymer, the polymer adsorbed on the nanostructure and the polymer being free from selective binding to an analyte in the absence of being adsorbed on the nanostructure;
- and a selective binding site associated with the complex;
- exposing the composition to a sample;
- monitoring a property of the composition;
- and
- determining a presence of an analyte in the sample based on the property.
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A method for analyzing samples in a high-throughput system, comprising:
- providing an array including a plurality of compositions, wherein each composition includes a complex, wherein the complex includes a nanostructure, and a polymer, the polymer adsorbed on the nanostructure and the polymer being free from selective binding to an analyte in the absence of being adsorbed on the nanostructure;
- and a selective binding site associated with the complex;
- exposing each composition to at least one sample;
- monitoring a property of each composition;
- and
- determining a presence of an analyte in the sample based on the property.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.