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Molecularly
imprinted polymers (MIPs) are polymeric materials containing microscale
cavities or imprints of defined shape, which are perfectly matched to a particular molecule or class of
molecules. When an MIP is exposed to
an environment containing a mixture of compounds, the MIP is able to
selectively bind molecules that match the imprint shape with a lock-and-key-type
interaction. Most sensors for
detecting and quantifying molecules bound to an MIP utilize optical
techniques, such as infrared, ultraviolet or visible spectroscopy; chemiluminescence, fluorescence or phosphorescence;
or various forms of atomic microscopy.
These techniques require large-scale, expensive and
technically-complex instrumentation.
Analysis of MIPs, using such instruments, is therefore a
time-consuming and costly process that is limited to those locations where
the instruments are housed. When speed
and portability are important because a molecule of interest may decompose or
present a hazard, these optical techniques are too slow and awkward to provide
meaningful results. This
technology is claimed in the published PCT Application No. PCT/US2007/071231.
Dartmouth is seeking an industrial partner interested in licensing and
commercializing this technology. (Ref: J338) |
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