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US 8,940,394 B2Granted
Protein imprinting by means of alginate-based polymers
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsNicholas A. Peppas, Edgar Perez-Herrero
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Abstract
Methods of preparing molecularly imprinted polymers are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises providing a solution comprising a template molecule; and forming a product comprising calcium alginate in the presence of the template molecule so that the template molecule is imprinted in the product.
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A method comprising:
- providing a first solution comprising a template molecule;
- combining sodium alginate with the first solution to form a second solution:
- combining calcium chloride with the second solution thereby forming a microcapsule comprising calcium alginate and the template molecule, wherein the first and second solution are free of organic solvents such that formation of the microcapsule is performed in the absence of organic solvents;
- removing the template molecule from the microcapsule to form an imprinted microcapsule;
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- retaining the imprinted microcapsule.
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