Patents Assigned to Worcester Polytechnic Insitute
  • SURFACE-BASED AMMONIUM ION SENSOR: AN ELECTRODE DERIVATIZED WITH A SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER
    Publication number: 20100290951
    Abstract: A compound sensitive to and selective for ammonium ions over other ions. A sensor fabricated from a self assembled monolayer of said compound on gold, exhibiting sensitivity and selectivity for ammonium ions over other ions in aqueous solutions, including blood. A method of preparation of said compound and said sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Worcester Polytechnic Insitute
    Inventors: W. Grant McGimpsey, Nantanit Wanichacheva, Christopher R. Lambert