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Doped sol-gel glasses for obtaining chemical interactions
Assignee: Yissum Research Development Co of Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Filing: 1994-06-28
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Granted: 1997-07-22
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Expires: 2014-06-28
Abstract
Abstract A metod is proposed of obtaining a chemical interaction between at least one reagent trapped in sol-gel glass by doping it with the reagent(s), and diffusible solutes or components in an adjacent liquid or gas phase. The reagents, the solutes or the components can be any organic or inorganic compounds or materials of biological origins including enzymes. The doped sol-gel glass in various forms may be useful as analytical test, chromatographic medium, sensor, catalyst or biocatalyst, electrode or enzyme electrode, or other detection device.
Inventors
- 👤 David Avnir
- 👤 Michael Ottolenghi
- 👤 Sergei Braun
- 👤 Rivka Zusman
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-01 00:23
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/68; G01N33/6863; G01N33/6869; B; B01; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/281; B01J20/282; B01J20/283; B01J20/291; C; C03; C03C; C03C4/00; C03C4/0007; C12; C12N; C12N11/00; C12N11/14; C12P; C12P1/00; G01N31/00; G01N31/22; G01N33/53; G01N33/543; G01N33/5436; G01N33/551; G01N33/552; G01N33/84; B01J2220/00; B01J2220/50; B01J2220/54; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N30/90; G01N30/92; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y10; Y10S; Y10S530/00; Y10S530/81; Y10S530/811; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2989; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A reactive sol-gel comprising a porous gel containing a cell-free dopant of biological origin trapped therein and formed by non-denaturing polymerization of at least one monomer of the formula M(R) n (P) m and selected from the group consisting of metal alkoxides, semi-metal alkoxides, metal esters and semi-metal esters, wherein M is a metallic or semi-metallic element, R is a hydrolyzable substituent, n is an integer of 2 to 6, P is a non-polymerizable substituent and m is an integer of 0 to 6, and optionally an organic monomer, under acidic, neutral or basic conditions and in the presence of a dopant, said polymerization including a gelling step conducted at not greater than room temperature, and the dopant being chemically reactive after preparation of the gel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A reactive sol-gel comprising a porous gel containing a cell-free dopant of biological origin trapped therein and formed by non-denaturing polymerization of at least one monomer of the formula M(R) n (P) m and selected from the group consisting of metal alkoxides, semi-metal alkoxides, metal esters and semi-metal esters, wherein M is a metallic or semi-metallic element, R is a hydrolyzable substituent, n is an integer of 2 to 6, P is a non-polymerizable substituent and m is an integer of 0 to 6, and optionally an organic monomer, under acidic, neutral or basic conditions and in the presence of a dopant, said polymerization including a gelling step conducted at not greater than room temperature, and the dopant being chemically reactive after preparation of the gel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A reactive sol-gel as defined by claim 1, wherein the porous gel is in the form of a thin film or an array of thin films.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A reactive sol-gel as defined by claim 2, wherein the thin film is a molecular monolayer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A reactive sol-gel as defined by claim 2, wherein the thin film is a macroscopic layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A reactive sol-gel as defined by claim 2, wherein the thin film is supported on a solid support including an optical material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A reactive sol-gel as defined by claim 1, wherein the porous gel is in the form of thin sieves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A reactive sol-gel as defined by claim 1, wherein at least two dopants are trapped in the porous gel and wherein the dopants are reactive after preparation of the gel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A reactive sol-gel as defined by claim 1, wherein the distribution of the dopant in the gel is nonhomogeneous and follows a predetermined gradient.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A reactive sol-gel as defined by claim 1, wherein the cell-free dopant of biological origin is selected from the group consisting of enzymes, monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal antibodies.
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