The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2003
Lynne A. Samuelson, Marlborough, MA (US);
Ferdinando Bruno, Andover, MA (US);
Susan Tripathy, Legal Representative, Acton, MA (US);
Ramaswamy Nagarajan, Lowell, MA (US);
Jayant Kumar, Westford, MA (US);
Wei Liu, Lowell, MA (US);
Lynne A. Samuelson, Marlborough, MA (US);
Ferdinando Bruno, Andover, MA (US);
Susan Tripathy, legal representative, Acton, MA (US);
Ramaswamy Nagarajan, Lowell, MA (US);
Jayant Kumar, Westford, MA (US);
Wei Liu, Lowell, MA (US);
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a novel method for enzymatic polymerization which includes (1) obtaining a reaction mixture including a monomer, a template, and an enzyme; and (2) incubating the reaction mixture for a time and under conditions sufficient for the monomer to align along the template and polymerize to form a polymer-template complex. The template can be a micelle, a borate-containing electrolyte, or lignin sulfonate. Such a complex possesses exceptional electrical and optical stability, water solubility, and processibility, and can be used in applications such as light-weight energy storage devices (e.g., rechargeable batteries), electrolytic capacitors, anti-static and anti-corrosive coatings for smart windows, and biological sensors.