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US 2023/0128388 A1Published application
Molecularly imprinted polymer sensors
AssigneeFreshair Sensor, LLC
InventorJoseph J. BelBruno
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Abstract
Systems and methods for the detection of one or more target molecules, such as benzene, are described. The systems and methods may include a molecularly imprinted polymer film; a sensing material, wherein the molecularly imprinted polymer film comprises a polymer host with one or more binding sites for one or more target molecules. The molecularly imprinted polymer film may be coated upon the sensing material.
Claims6
A method for detecting a non-polar target molecule, comprising:
- exposing a polymer film to a gas, air sample, or vapor, the polymer film being molecularly imprinted with a non-polar template molecule to form cavities complementary in shape to a non-polar target molecule, each of the cavities forming a binding site specific for the non-polar target molecule;
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- measuring a change of the polymer film, to detect the non-polar target molecule in the gas, air sample, or vapor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.