Molecular receptors in metal oxide sol-gel materials prepared via molecular imprinting

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PATENT NO 6057377
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09183848

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A method is provided for molecularly imprinting the surface of a sol-gel material, by forming a solution comprised of a sol-gel material, a solvent, an imprinting molecule, and a functionalizing siloxane monomer of the form Si(OR).sub.3-n X.sub.n, wherein n is an integer between zero and three and X is a functional group capable of reacting with the imprinting molecule, evaporating the solvent, and removing the imprinting molecule to form the molecularly imprinted metal oxide sol-gel material. The use of metal oxide sol-gels allows the material porosity, pore size, density, surface area, hardness, electrostatic charge, polarity, optical density, and surface hydrophobicity to be tailored and be employed as sensors and in catalytic and separations operations.

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  • NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ashley, Carol S Albuquerque, NM 15 712
Brinker, C Jeffrey Albuquerque, NM 70 1892
Daitch, Charles E Charlottesville, VA 4 295
Rush, Daniel J Philadelphia, PA 7 244
Sasaki, Darryl Y Albuquerque, NM 8 344
Shea, Kenneth J Irvine, CA 17 374

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