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US 2013/0273665 A1Published application
Ethylene Sensor
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsTimothy M. Swager, Birgit Esser, Jan M. Schnorr
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Abstract
A sensor device can include a transition metal complex capable of interacting with a carbon-carbon multiple bond moiety. The sensor can detect the fruit-ripening hormone ethylene with high sensitivity.
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A sensor comprising:
- a conductive material comprising a carbon-carbon multiple bond moiety, the conductive material being in electrical communication with at least two electrodes;
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- a transition metal complex capable of interacting with a carbon-carbon multiple bond moiety.
A method of sensing an analyte, comprising:
- exposing a sensor to a sample, the sensor including:
- a conductive material comprising a carbon-carbon multiple bond moiety, the conductive material being in electrical communication with at least two electrodes;
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- a transition metal complex capable of interacting with a carbon-carbon multiple bond moiety;
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- measuring an electrical property at the electrodes.
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A method of making a sensor comprising:
- forming a complex including a conductive material comprising a carbon-carbon multiple bond moiety, and a transition metal complex capable of interacting with a carbon-carbon multiple bond moiety;
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- placing the conductive material in electrical communication with at least two electrodes.
A method of making a sensor comprising:
- forming a complex including a conductive material comprising a carbon-carbon multiple bond moiety, and a transition metal complex capable of interacting with a carbon-carbon multiple bond moiety;
- spray drying the complex at a temperature to obtain a viscous conductive material;
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- placing the viscous conductive material in electrical communication with at least two electrodes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.