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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2009
Nicholas A. Peppas, Austin, TX (US);
Carolyn Bayer, Austin, TX (US);
Nicholas A. Peppas, Austin, TX (US);
Carolyn Bayer, Austin, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Novel recognitive hydrogels and sensors are provided, as well as methods of fabricating and using such hydrogels and sensors. Such recognitive hydrogels may comprise a molecularly imprinted polymer having a binding cavity specific for a triggering molecule and a conductive polymer associated with the molecularly imprinted polymer. Such sensors may comprise the recognitive hydrogels and an impedance sensing component. Such methods may comprise providing a triggering molecule, providing a sensor comprising a molecularly imprinted polymer having a binding cavity specific for the triggering molecule, a conductive polymer associated with the molecularly imprinted polymer, and an impedance sensing component, introducing the triggering molecule into the sensor, and detecting a change in impedance of the recognitive hydrogel with the impedance sensing component.