Food allergen detection methods and systems using molecularly imprinted polymers
US10107819B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/24
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices for the detection of food allergens using molecularly imprinted polymers that are imprinted for a target food allergen. A molecularly imprinted polymer may be imprinted using surface imprinting or other procedures. Detection of food allergens, such as peanut allergens, may be accomplished using all or a portion of a protein food allergen as a template to produce a molecularly imprinted polymer for food allergen detection. A portion utilized can be one that creates receptor sites in the molecularly imprinted polymer that are unique or more unique to the target food allergen than receptor sites that would be created if an entire food allergen molecule were utilized.
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