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US 2026/0308334 A1Published application
Complexated biomolecules for use in contaminated soil or groundwater cleanup
AssigneeBlueHalo, LLC
InventorsSanaz Farajollahi, Patrick B. Dennis, Rajesh R. Naik, Joseph M. Slocik, Nancy Kelley-Loughnane
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Abstract
A polyelectrolyte-surfactant complex, a method of removing a toxic substance from contaminated soil or contaminated groundwater using a polyelectrolyte-surfactant complex and a method of making a polyelectrolyte-surfactant complex. The polyelectrolyte-surfactant complex is made from a complexated recombinant intrinsically disordered protein that has been electrostatically conjugated to an anionic surfactant to provide enhanced liquid-liquid phase separation properties.
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A method of making a polyelectrolyte-surfactant complex, the method comprising:
- converting a histidine-rich intrinsically disordered protein into a recombinant protein;
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- electrostatically conjugating the recombinant protein to an anionic surfactant such that the resulting polyelectrolyte-surfactant complex is in the form of a membraneless organelle that has enhanced liquid-liquid phase separation properties comprising a first liquid and a second liquid such that the recombinant protein is present in the first liquid as a coacervate in a greater concentration than in the second liquid.
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