Drug Delivery from Electroactive Molecularly Imprinted Polymer
First Claim
1. A device for delivery of a chemical or biological agent comprising:
- a first imprint molecule (IM) comprising said chemical or biological agent to be delivered by said device;
a first electroactive molecularly imprinted polymer (EMIP) imprinted with said first imprint molecule, said EMIP also having a plurality of binding sites capable of binding said first imprint molecule, said binding sites characterized by a binding affinity between said binding site and said first imprint molecule; and
an electric potential producing member (EPM), said EPM capable of creating an electric potential between said EPM and said EMIP;
wherein said EMIP has a predetermined density of said first imprint molecule bound at said binding sites; and
wherein when a sufficient potential is produced between said EPM and said EMIP, said binding affinity between said binding site and said first imprint molecule is decreased so that said first imprint molecule is released from said binding site and thereby delivered by said device.
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Abstract
A device delivers a chemical or biological agent, the device comprises an imprint molecule (IM) to be delivered by the device; an electroactive molecularly imprinted polymer (EMIP) imprinted with the imprint molecule, the EMIP having a plurality of binding sites capable of binding the imprint; and an electric potential producing member (EPM), the EPM being capable of producing an electric potential between the EPM and the EMIP; whereby when the EMIP has a predetermined density of imprint molecule bound at the binding sites, and whereby when a sufficient potential is produced between the EPM and the EMIP, the imprint molecule is released from the binding site and thereby delivered by the device.
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14 Claims
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1. A device for delivery of a chemical or biological agent comprising:
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a first imprint molecule (IM) comprising said chemical or biological agent to be delivered by said device; a first electroactive molecularly imprinted polymer (EMIP) imprinted with said first imprint molecule, said EMIP also having a plurality of binding sites capable of binding said first imprint molecule, said binding sites characterized by a binding affinity between said binding site and said first imprint molecule; and an electric potential producing member (EPM), said EPM capable of creating an electric potential between said EPM and said EMIP; wherein said EMIP has a predetermined density of said first imprint molecule bound at said binding sites; and wherein when a sufficient potential is produced between said EPM and said EMIP, said binding affinity between said binding site and said first imprint molecule is decreased so that said first imprint molecule is released from said binding site and thereby delivered by said device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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