Licensable Technologies : Materials : Sensors

Chemical Synthesis of Water-Soluble, Chiral Conducting Polymer Complexes

Abstract
This invention describes novel water-soluble, chiral conducting polymer complex and method for their chemical synthesis. The complexes consist of a conducting polymer in combination with a water-soluble polymer. Chirality is achieved using a proprietary process. These water-soluble complexes have advantages over organic soluble because of their ease of synthesis and processing and they are environmentally friendly. Using chemical synthesis over electrochemical synthesis methods has the advantages of being able to scale up and its simplicity and cost savings.

Application(s)
The novel water-soluble chiral conducting polymer complexes of the present invention may be used as materials for chiral separations in the pharmaceutical industry, as electrodes for asymmetric synthesis and as biological sensors.Stage of DevelopmentInvention is in use and has produced a number of conducting polymers.

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IP Status: Available both Exclusively and Non Exclusively

Commercialization Strategy: We are offering licenses in two categories:  (i) an exclusive license to a company that will distribute the bacterial packaging cell lines individually or in kit form and (ii) nonexclusive licenses to companies that will to use the technology in providing services.

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Reference Number: 158

S Number: DOE reference no.(s): 94,642

Patents & Applications:
United States National Patent Number 6514432 Issued on 02/04/2003

Posted: 06-25-2008

Contact
David Hadley
Technology Transfer Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1663, MailStop C334
(505) 667-7539
dhadley@lanl.gov