Sensor for monitoring an analyte
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1. A polymer comprising the reaction product of:
- (a) a macrocyclic transition metal complex of the general formula;
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Abstract
A food spoilage sensor of the general formula
wherein M is a transition metal ion; D1, D2, D3 and D4 can be the same or different and can be N or P; R1 and R2, R3 and R4, R5 and R6, and R7 and R8 can be the same or different and from, taken together with the adjacent carbon atoms to which they are bonded and joined together, an aromatic or a cyclic group with at least one of the aromatic or cyclic groups possessing one or more polymerizable moieties. The complex selectively binds biogenic amines which are released by food spoilage microorganisms and undergo a detectable color change upon exposure thereto.
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68 Claims
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1. A polymer comprising the reaction product of:
(a) a macrocyclic transition metal complex of the general formula; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A molecularly imprinted polymer formed by the steps of:
(a) providing the reaction product of (i) a four-coordinate a macrocyclic transition metal complex of the general formula; - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A process for preparing a polymer comprising:
copolymerizing a macrocyclic transition metal complex of the general formula; - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A process for preparing a molecularly imprinted polymer which comprises:
(a) providing the reaction product of (i) a four-coordinate a macrocyclic transition metal complex of the general formula; - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A sensor for detecting the presence of biogenic amine in, on or in association with a fluid which comprises a polymer and a support structure having a surface, the polymer being attached to the support structure as a coating thereon, wherein the polymer is formed by the steps of:
- copolymerizing a macrocyclic transition metal complex of the general formula;
- View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
- copolymerizing a macrocyclic transition metal complex of the general formula;
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34. A method for detecting a biogenic amine, comprising:
- providing a polymer comprising the reaction product of a macrocyclic transition metal complex of the general formula;
- View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
- providing a polymer comprising the reaction product of a macrocyclic transition metal complex of the general formula;
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43. A device for detecting a biogenic amine in a fluid comprising:
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(a) a compartment having an inlet traversed by the fluid; (b) a filtration unit mounted in the compartment downstream from the inlet and configured to filter out impurities in the fluid from the biogenic amine; and
,(c) a biogenic amine-detecting material located in the compartment downstream from the filtration unit to indicate the presence of the biogenic amine wherein said biogenic amine-detecting material undergoes a detectable color change upon exposure to a biogenic amine wherein the biogenic amine-detecting material comprises a macrocyclic transition metal complex of the general formula; - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method for detecting the presence of biogenic amine in a fluid, comprising:
exposing a fluid to a macrocyclic transition metal complex of the general formula; - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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