Detection of chemical agent materials using a sorbent polymer and fluorescent probe
First Claim
1. A method of detecting a chemical agent, comprising exposing a sample to a fluorescent probe apparatus comprising at least one probe, wherein said at least one probe comprises a fluorophore in a polymer, said polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(isobutylene), 75%-phenyl-25%-methylpolysiloxane, poly(epichlorhydrin), poly(vinylpropionate), poly(trifluoropropyl)methylsiloxane, poly(4-vinylhexafluorocumyl alcohol), 1-(4-hydroxy, 4-trifluoromethyl, 5,5,5-trifluoro)pentene methylpolysiloxane, fluoropolyol, perfluorinated polyether with CF2CH2OH groups, poly(ethyleneimine), polybis(cyanopropyl)siloxane, poly(vinyltetradecanal) and alkylaminopyridyl-substituted siloxane and said fluorophore is selected from the group consisting of oxazine 720, 1,3-bis(4-(dimethylamino-2-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-dihydroxycyclobutenediylium dihydroxide, bis(inner salt), diethylthiadicarbocyanine iodide, hexamethylindotricarbocyanine iodide, Indocyanine Green, New Indocyanine Green, diethylthiatricarbocyanine iodide, IR-780 perchlorate and hexamethylindodicarbocyanine, and determining a change of fluorescence resulting from exposure of said fluorophore to said chemical agent.
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Abstract
The present invention is a fluorescent probe for detecting chemicals, particularly chemical warfare agents. The probe has a novel selection of polymers and fluorophores that allow for laser excitation and photodiode detection of chemical warfare agents. A probe based on poly(epichlorohydrin) as the polymer and nile blue A perchlorate as the fluorophore is sensitive to concentrations of mustard of less than 30 ppb. Probes based on fluoropolyol as the polymer and oxazine 170 perchlorate as the fluorophore is sensitive to low concentrations of soman. Selecting a cationic fluorophore that has an affinity for the chemical agent of interest and immobilizing that fluorophore in a polymer matrix provides a fluorescent probe capable of detecting the presence of the desired chemical agent in trace quantities. A set of probes may be used so that in the presence of an analyte or a mix of analytes one or more of the probes may be responsive.
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- 1. A method of detecting a chemical agent, comprising exposing a sample to a fluorescent probe apparatus comprising at least one probe, wherein said at least one probe comprises a fluorophore in a polymer, said polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(isobutylene), 75%-phenyl-25%-methylpolysiloxane, poly(epichlorhydrin), poly(vinylpropionate), poly(trifluoropropyl)methylsiloxane, poly(4-vinylhexafluorocumyl alcohol), 1-(4-hydroxy, 4-trifluoromethyl, 5,5,5-trifluoro)pentene methylpolysiloxane, fluoropolyol, perfluorinated polyether with CF2CH2OH groups, poly(ethyleneimine), polybis(cyanopropyl)siloxane, poly(vinyltetradecanal) and alkylaminopyridyl-substituted siloxane and said fluorophore is selected from the group consisting of oxazine 720, 1,3-bis(4-(dimethylamino-2-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-dihydroxycyclobutenediylium dihydroxide, bis(inner salt), diethylthiadicarbocyanine iodide, hexamethylindotricarbocyanine iodide, Indocyanine Green, New Indocyanine Green, diethylthiatricarbocyanine iodide, IR-780 perchlorate and hexamethylindodicarbocyanine, and determining a change of fluorescence resulting from exposure of said fluorophore to said chemical agent.
- 8. A method of detecting a chemical agent, comprising exposing a sample to a fluorescent probe apparatus comprising at least one probe, wherein said at least one probe comprises a fluorophore in a polymer, wherein said fluorophore is selected from the group consisting of Nile blue A perchlorate, Nile red, oxazine 720, oxazine 750, 1,3-bis(4-(dimethylamino)-2-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-dihydroxycyclobutenediylium dihydroxide, bis(inner salt), diethylthiadicarbocyanine iodide, hexamethylinotricarbocyanine iodide, Indocyanine Green, New Indocyanine Green, diethylthiatricarbocyanine iodide, IR-780 perchlorate, Methylene Blue and hexamethylindodicarbocyanine and said polymer is selected from the group consisting of poly(isobutylene), 75%-phenyl-25%-methylpolysiloxane, polybis(cyanopropyl)siloxane, poly (4-vinylhexafluorocumyl alcohol), 1-(4-hydroxy, 4-trifluoromethyl, 5,5,5,-trifluoro)pentene methylpolysiloxane, fluoropolyol, poly(vinyltetradecanal), poly(epichlorhydrin), poly(vinylpropionate), poly(trifluoropropyl) methylsiloxane, perfluorinated polyether with CF2CH2OH groups and alkylaminopyridyl-substituted siloxane, and determining a change of fluorescence resulting from exposure of said fluorophore to said chemical agent.
- 20. A method of detecting a chemical agent, comprising exposing a sample to a fluorescent probe apparatus comprising at least one probe, wherein said at least one probe comprises a fluorophore in a polymer, said fluorophore selected from the group consisting of Nile blue A perchlorate, Nile red, oxazine 720, oxazine 750, 1,3-bis(4-(dimethylamino)-2-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-dihydroxycyclobutenediylium dihydroxide, bis(inner salt), diethylthiadicarbocyanine iodide, hexamethylindotricarbocyanine iodide, Indocyanine Green, New Indocyanine Green, diethylthiatricarbocyanine iodide, IR-780 perchlorate, Methylene Blue and hexamethylindodicarbocyanine, and said polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(isobutylene), 75%-phenyl-25%-methylpolysiloxane, polybis(cyanopropyl)siloxane, poly(4-vinylhexafluorocumyl alcohol), 1-(4-hydroxy, 4-trifluromethyl, 5,5,5,-trifluoro) pentene methylpolysiloxane, poly(vinyltetradecanal), poly(epichlorhydrin), poly(vinylpropionate), poly(trifluoropropyl)methylsiloxane, fluoropolyol, perfluorinated polyether with CF2CH2OH groups and alkylaminopyridyl-substituted siloxane, and determining a change of fluorescence resulting from exposure of said fluorophore to said chemical agent.
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34. A method of detecting a chemical agent, comprising exposing a sample to a fluorescent probe apparatus comprising at least one probe, wherein said at least one probe comprises a fluorophore in poly(ethylene maleate), wherein said fluorophore is selected from the gorup consisting of oxazine 720, 1,3-bis(4-(dimethylamino)-2-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-dihydroxycyclobutenediylium dihydroxide, bis(inner salt), diethylthiadicarbocyanine iodide, hexamethylindotricarbocyanine iodide, Indocyanine Green, New Indocyanine Green, and IR-780 perchlorate, and determining a change of fluorescence resulting from exposure of said fluorophore to said chemical agent.
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