In a nutshell

P_sense is based on the use of tailor made building blocks (functional monomers) that selectively bind and signal the presence of phosphate anions, to produce Molecular Imprinted Polymers, or so-called “plastic antibodies“, for phosphate.

How does it look?

The extent of the colour change upon increasing the concentration of phosphate is demonstrated below. What you see is a series of vials containing our phosphate sensing polymer in the form of a fine powder, exposed to increasing concentrations of phosphate (left to right). Impressed? So are we!

There’s more! When exposed the polymers to a series of anions such as sulphate, nitrate and chloride, which is among the most abundant ions in surface waters P_sense does not change colour!

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