Hydrophobic fluorescent polymer membrane for the detection of ammonia

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PATENT NO 6013529
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08906711

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The present invention provides an ammonia sensor having a pH sensitive fluorophore immobilized in a hydrophobic polymer, wherein the fluorophore can react quantitatively with ammonia and the transducing moiety of the fluorophore is neutrally charged when deprotonated. The present invention also provides a method for detecting ammonia using the ammonia sensor and optical sensing devices that include the ammonia sensor.

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CHIRON DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION333 CONEY STREET EAST WALPOLE MA 02032 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Munkholm, Christiane Salem, MA 10 889

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