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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2010
Sureshraja Neethirajan, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael S. Freund, Winnipeg, CA;
Digvir J. Jayas, Winnipeg, CA;
Sureshraja Neethirajan, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael S. Freund, Winnipeg, CA;
Digvir J. Jayas, Winnipeg, CA;
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA;
Abstract
The present invention includes sensors and systems that include a sensor. A sensor includes a sensor polymer, where the polymer includes a repeating unit having an anilineboronic acid-phosphate complex or an anilineboronic acid complexed with an alcohol or diol. The sensor polymer may be a copolymer, such as a random copolymer, a block copolymer, or an alternate copolymer. The present invention also provides methods for using the sensors described herein, including methods for detecting the presence of an analyte, such as CO, in a fluid.