Environment sensor and conjugated polyene for manufacturing environment sensors
AssigneeThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
InventorsBen Zhong Tang, Matthias Haeussler, Yongqiang Dong, Hui Tong
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Abstract
The present invention relates to devices for detecting the presence or absence of a target molecule or substance, compounds which may be employed in such devices and methods of using such compounds. In some embodiments, the compounds are conjugated polyenes.
Claims11
A sensor device for detecting the presence or absence of a target molecule or substance, comprising a holder and a detecting molecule being held in place by said holder and being accessible to said target molecule or substance, said detecting molecule comprising a chemically conjugated system of at least 6 conjugated double bonds and a backbone structure of a formula selected from the group consisting of:
- wherein R is a substituent independently selected from the group consisting of H, C(O)R, COOR, BR2, SiR3, GeR3, NR2, PR2, P(O)R2, OR, SR, SeR, alkyl, unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl and X is a substituent independently selected from the group consisting of C(O)R, COOR, BR2, SiR3, GeR3, NX2, PR2, P(O)R2, OX, SR, SeR, alkyl, unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl wherein said X, alkyl, unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl are independently either substituted or unsubstituted and contain more than 4 carbon atoms.
A sensor device for detecting the presence or absence of a target molecule or substance, comprising a holder and a detecting molecule being held in place by said holder and being accessible to said target molecule or substance, said detecting molecule comprising a chemically conjugated system of at least 6 conjugated double bonds and of a formula selected from the group consisting of:
- wherein R is a substituent independently selected from the group consisting of H, C(O)R, COOR, BR2, SiR3, GeR3, NR2, PR2, P(O)R2, OR, SR, SeR, alkyl, unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl wherein said alkyl, unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl are independently either substituted or unsubstituted.
A compound for detecting the presence or absence of a target molecule or substance comprising a chemically conjugated system of at least 6 conjugated double bonds and, comprising a backbone structure of a formula selected from the group consisting of:
- wherein R is a substituent independently selected from the group consisting of H, C(O)R, COOR, BR2, SiR3, GeR3, NR2, PR2, P(O)R2, OR, SR, SeR, alkyl, unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl and X is a substituent independently selected from the group consisting of C(O)R, COOR, BR2, SiR3, GeR3, NX2, PR2, P(O)R2, OX, SR, SeR, alkyl, unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl wherein said X, alkyl, unsaturated alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl are independently either substituted or unsubstituted and contain more than 4 carbon atoms.
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