Claims
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- 9. (Original) A method for separating components in a medium comprising:
contacting a double stranded conductive polymer system to a stationary phase; and flowing the medium into a contacting relationship with the stationary phase to capture and separate the components.
- 10. The method according to claim 9 wherein the double stranded conductive polymer system is comprised of a π-conjugated polymer and a polyelectrolyte.
- 11. The method according to claim 10 wherein the π-conjugated polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyaniline, plypyrrole, polythiophene, and poly(phenylene vinylene).
- 12. The method according to claim 10 wherein the polyelectrolyte is selected from the group consisting of poly(acrylic acid), poly(methylvinylether-co-maleic acid), poly(butadiene-co-maleic acid), poly(vinylsulfonic acid), poly(styrenesulfonic acid), poly(methacrylic acid), poly(L-glutamic acid), poly(L-Asparic acid), and poly (methylacrylate-co-acrylic acid).
- 13. The method according to claim 9 wherein the stationary phase is selected from the group consisting of particulate materials, porous materials, semi-solid materials and solid materials.
- 14. The method according to claim 9 wherein the stationary phase is a fused silica capillary.
- 15. The method according to claim 9 wherein the medium is a liquid or gas.
- 16. The method according to claim 9 wherein at least one of the components is a macromolecule.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/175,700, filed Jan. 12, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Continuations (1)
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