Patent ID: 6489418
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B01J,C07K,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of producing a molecular imprint of an artificial or native molecule, comprising the following steps:(1) polymerizing a mixture comprising monomers and crosslinkers in the presence of a molecule for which a molecular imprint is to be produced, thereby forming a matrix comprising an imprint of the molecule; (2) separating the molecule from the matrix; (3) polymerizing in a subsequent step a mixture of monomers and crosslinkers which are the same or different from the monomers and crosslinkers utilized in the first polymerization step, wherein polymerization is conducted in the imprint in the matrix, thereby creating a molecular imprint of the molecule, which molecular imprint possesses the same functionality and/or shape as said molecule; and (4) separating the resultant molecular imprint from the imprint in the matrix.