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AssigneesUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsLynne A. Samuelson, Ferdinando F. Bruno, Sucharita Roy, Ramaswamy Nagarajan, Jayant Kumar, Bon-Cheol Ku, Soo-Hyoung Lee
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Hematin, a hydroxyferriprotoporphyrin, is derivatized with one or more non-proteinaceous amphipathic groups. The derivatized hematin can serve as a mimic of horseradish peroxidase in polymerizing aromatic monomers, such as aromatic compounds. These derivatized hematins can also be used as catalysts in polymerizing aromatic monomers, and can exhibit significantly greater catalytic activity than underivatized hematin in acidic solutions. In one embodiment, polymerization is in the presence of a template, along which aromatic monomers align. An assembled hematin includes alternating layers of hematin and a polyelectrolyte, which are deposited on an electrically charged substrate. Assembled hematin can also be used to polymerize aromatic monomers.
An assembled hematin comprising a hematin catalyst deposited on an electrically charged substrate in one or more layers alternating with one or more layers of a polyelectrolyte, wherein the hematin catalyst has been derivatized with one or more non-proteinaceous amphipathic groups.
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