摘要:
There is provided a process for the extraction of water soluble biomaterials such as enzymes or proteins into carbon dioxide utilizing certain carbon dioxide-soluble surfactants. Also provided are certain carbon dioxide-soluble surfactants useful in the extraction of proteins. The surfactants are selected from fluoroether sulfate, fluoroether-polyethylene glycol block copolymer, fluoroether-functional sorbitol, and fluoroether dithiocarbamate chelate.
摘要:
The present invention provides crosslinked polymeric networks that are reversibly crosslinked upon exposure to light of a suitable wavelength. In one embodiment photocrosslinkable branched hydrophilic polymers containing photochromic groups are synthesized. Cinnamylidene groups and derivatives of cinnamylidene are preferably used as the photochromic agents or photocrosslinking agents.
摘要:
The present invention provides crosslinked polymeric networks that are reversibly crosslinked upon exposure to light of a suitable wavelength. In one embodiment photocrosslinkable branched hydrophilic polymers containing photochromic groups are synthesized. Cinnamylidene groups and derivatives of cinnamylidene are preferably used as the photochromic agents or photocrosslinking agents.
摘要:
The present invention provides a chelating agent suitable for chelating metals metals in liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide. The chelating agent comprises generally a conventional chelating group and a CO.sub.2 -soluble functional group covalently attached to the chelating group. Examples of suitable CO.sub.2 -soluble functional groups include fluorinated polyether groups, silicone groups, fluorinated polyalkyl groups, phosphazene groups and fluorinated polyacrylate groups. The present invention also provides a method of extracting a metal from a matrix containing at least one other material and the metal using such CO.sub.2 -soluble chelating agents.
摘要:
The present invention provides protein-containing polymers and a general method of incorporating biologically active proteins into a polymer matrix via copolymerization in organic solvents. Preferably, the protein is an active enzyme which maintains its activity in the polymeric matrix. The proteins are first solubilized in organic solvents by covalent attachment of a modifying moiety such as a polyalkylene oxide. The polyalkylene oxide is functionalized with a functional group enabling copolymerization in organic solvents with an organic-soluble comonomer.
摘要:
The present invention provides a chelating agent suitable for forming coordinated complexes with a metal in liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide of covalently bonded (i) a chelating group selected from the group consisting of a dithio carbamate, a thiol group, and a picolyl amine group, (ii) a non-electron withdrawing spacer group selected from (CH.sub.2).sub.x ; and (iii) a CO.sub.2 -soluble functional group selected from (CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 O).sub.X, (CF.sub.2 O).sub.X, (CF.sub.2).sub.X, and �CF.sub.2 (CF.sub.3 FO)!.sub.x. X is selected to be greater or equal to 3 and to minimize the electron withdrawing effect of the CO.sub.2 -soluble functional group and to achieve a chelating agent solubility of at least a 10.sup.-3 gm/gm CO.sub.2. A solubility of at least 10.sup.-2 gm/gm CO.sub.2 is attained at a temperature in the range of approximately 0.degree. to 100.degree. C. and a pressure of approximately 500 to 5000 psi.
摘要:
A process of preparing a polyester by reacting a diol with an acid or acid ester in the presence of a solid enzyme and in a supercritical fluid is described.
摘要:
A device for removal of at least a portion of carbon dioxide from an aqueous fluid includes at least one membrane through which carbon dioxide can pass to be removed from the fluid and immobilized carbonic anhydrase on or in the vicinity of a first surface of the membrane to be contacted with the fluid such that the immobilized carbonic anhydrase comes into contact with the fluid. The first surface exhibits carbonic anhydrase activity of at least 20% of maximum theoretical activity of the first surface of the membrane based on monolayer surface coverage of carbonic anhydrase in the case that the carbonic anhydrase is immobilize on the first surface.
摘要:
The invention concerns the synthesis of nanotubes and nanocarpets by the spontaneous self-assembly of single chain achiral diacetylenes The monomer units may be cross-linked by UV irradiation to form stable supramolecular assemblies. The nanotubes of the invention, which are remarkably homogeneous in length and diameter, exhibit chromogenic and antibacterial properties.
摘要:
A method of irreversibly immobilizing an enzyme in a polyurethane and an enzyme-containing polyurethane having a degree of immobilization of the enzyme of approximately 100%. The synthesis of waterborne polyurethanes in the presence of enzyme has enabled the irreversible attachment of the enzyme to the polymeric matrix. The distribution of immobilized enzyme as well as activity retention are homogeneous within the polyurethane. Decreasing ECC hydrophobicity, via the use of a less hydrophobic polyisocyanate prepolymer during polymerization, significantly enhanced the intrinsic activity of the ECC.