Patent ID: 9012239
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: C08F,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An element tag comprising: 1) a copolymer comprising N-N-dimethyl acrylamide and N-acryloxysuccinimide, the copolymer having a polydispersity index from 1.02 to 1.2; and 2) at least one metal-binding pendant group covalently attached to the copolymer, the metal-binding pendant group selected from the group consisting of a diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA) ligand, a 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA) ligand, and an amide or an ester of any of the forgoing; wherein at least one metal atom is bound to the at least one metal-binding pendant group.