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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2007
Applicant:
Mark L. Witten, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Mark L. Witten, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method that uses an L-α-dipalmitoleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) surfactant based device that reacts with a substance in a known manner, to detect a substance of interest or to extract a substance of interest from a material is provided. The principles of the present invention are particularly useful in detecting/measuring a substance that is harmful to a human, and also to extracting NACL from saltwater.