Catalytic surfaces for active protection from toxins
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsAlok Singh, Yongwoo Lee, Ivan Stanish, Eddie Chang, Walter J. Dressick
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Abstract
A bioactive catalytic material is disclosed for providing protection from chemical exposure. The material is composed of enzymes immobilized within polyelectrolyte multilayers and a polymerizable end-capping layer to render stability to enzymes. Also disclosed is the related method for making a bioactive catalytic material and their deposition on substrates of varying size, shape and flexibility for providing active protection from chemical exposure.
Claims9
A bioactive catalytic material for providing protection against chemical agents comprising:
- (a) at least one enzyme to degrade the chemical agent immobilized within at least one polyelectrolyte selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneimine (PEI), polyacrylic acid (PAA), polystyrene sulfonate (PSS), polydiallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (PDDA), polyvinylpyridine (PVP), polyvinyl sulfate (PVS), pollyallyl amine hydrochloride (PAH) and combinations thereof;
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- (b) a polymerized end-capping agent selected from the group consisting of 1,2-dihydroxypropyl methacrylate (DHPM), 1,2-dihydroxypropyl 4-vinylbenzyl ether (DHPVB), N-[3-trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ethylenediamine (TMSED), and combinations thereof.
A bioactive catalytic material for providing protection against chemical agents comprising:
- (c) enzyme-coated catalytic particles;
- (d) metal-chelated catalytic particles selected from the group consisting of metal chelated (EDA-Cu2+) polymer, silica particles, and combinations thereof;
- (e) functionalized catalytic particles made by incorporating quaternary ammonium surfactant to silica microparticles;
- (f) polyelectrolytes to hold the enzyme-coated, metal-chelated, and functionalized catalytic particles together wherein said polyelectrolytes are selected from the group consisting of branched or linear polyethyleneimine (PEI), polyacrylic acid (PAA), polystyrene sulfonate (PSS), polydiallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (PDDA), and combinations thereof;
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- (g) a polymerized end-capping agent selected from the group consisting of 1,2-dihydroxypropyl methacrylate (DHPM), 1,2-dihydroxypropyl 4-vinylbenzyl ether (DHPVB), N-[3-trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ethylenediamine (TMSED), and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.