Description of Invention: A separation system comprising a stationary phase, a double stranded conductive polymer system contacting the stationary phase and means to place a mobile phase carrying a component to be separated from the mobile into contacting relationship with the polymer system whereby the component is captured by the polymer. The double stranded polymer is comprised of a -conjugated polymer and a polyelectrolyte.
Potential Areas of Application:
1) These techniques are essential for clinical analysis, for biotechnology, environmental analysis, and for drug development. Chemical separation primarily entails the chemical/physical interaction of a stationary surface (a stationary phase) with chemicals (in a mobile phase) that flow by the surface of the stationary phase.
Main Advantages of Invention:
1) Broadly, the invention comprises a double stranded conductive polymer functioning as the stationary phase of a chemical and/or biological separation system. The double stranded conductive polymer provides controllable interactions between the polymer system of the stationary phase and the chemicals and/or biological analyte in a carrier stream. The invention further comprises a chemical separation system comprised of stationary phase comprising a double stranded polymer.
Lead Inventor:
Sze Cheng Yang et al, Chemistry
Status:
U.S. Patent application 10/191,683 filed July 9, 2002 issued U.S. Patent 6,821,417 on November 23, 2004.
Chromatographic and Electrophoretic USPTO Website Link
Publications (with links):
Category: Organic & Polymer Chemistry
Licensing Status:
Available for licensing
Reference #:4877
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