Patent ID: 7910383
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: B01D,B01J,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for preparing a molecular fingerprint comprising sites for identifying at least one target molecule, the method comprising obtaining the fingerprint from at least one master molecule of polymeric type, called master polymer, by forming a matrix of the molecular fingerprint in the presence of the master polymer and removing said master polymer by degrading and/or washing the master polymer, wherein said master polymer is different from the target molecule(s), said master polymer is capable of being eliminated by degradation and/or washing, at least 5% in number of monomer units constituting said master polymer are involved in the formation of the sites for identifying the target molecule(s), and the ratio between the molecular mass of the master polymer or the average molecular mass of all of the master polymers and the molecular mass of the target molecule or the average molecular mass of all of the target molecules is between 500 and 50,000.