Separation material

1. A separation material of formula (VI) for selective separation of a blood group A determinant and/or a blood group B determinant from blood, blood plasma, or a blood product

wherein

saccharide represents a blood group A determinant and/or a blood group B determinant;

R 1 represents, independently of one another, straight- chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl, wherein the alkyl group can be unsubstituted, or substituted with at least one substituent, selected from the group of substituents comprising halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, amino, amidino, hydroxy, thiol, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, haloalkoxycarbonylamino or alkylsulfonylamino;

R a represents —H, methyl or ethyl;

K represents —CO—, —NH— or —CH 2 —;

L represents —CH 2 —, —NH— or —O—;

R b represents, independently of one another, straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n- or iso-propyl, n-, iso-, sec- or tert-butyl, n- pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl or n- decyl, wherein the alkyl group can be unsubstituted, or substituted with at least one suitable substituent, selected from the group of substituents consisting of halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, amino, amidino, hydroxy, thiol, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, haloalkoxycarbonylamino or alkylsulfonylamino;

F 2 represents —NH—, —CH 2 —, —C(O)—, —N═, —O—, —CH═, —CH(OH)—or CH 2 —CH(OH)—;

c and d independently of each other represent 0 or 1;

M 1 represents —NH—, —CH 2 —, —C(O)—, —N═, —O— or —CH═;

R 2 represents, independently of one another, straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl, wherein the alkyl group can be unsubstituted, or substituted with at least one suitable substituent, selected from the group of substituents consisting of halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxy, thiol, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, haloalkoxycarbonylamino or alkylsulfonylamino;

R 3 represents, independently of each other, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —CO—NH—NH—, —NH—NH—CO—, —CH═N—NH—, —NH—N═CH—, —N═CH—, —CH═N — or triazolyl,

r represents 0 or an integer from 1-10;

w represents —O—, —S—, —CH 2 — or —NR′—, wherein R′ represents H, or methyl;

x represents an integer from 1-50.

2. A method for producing a separation material according to claim 1 , comprising

a) providing a matrix of the formula (I)

N 1 -matrix  (I),

wherein

N 1 represents H 2 N—, NH 2 —NH — or epoxy;

b) providing a thermally labile radical initiator of the formula (II)

HO 2 C—R 1 —Y—R 1 —CO 2 H  (II),

wherein

Y represents —N═N— or —O—O—, and

R 1 represents, independently of one another, straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n- or isopropyl, n-, iso- , sec- or tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl or n-decyl, wherein the alkyl group can be unsubstituted, or substituted with at least one suitable substituent, selected from the group of substituents consisting of halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, amino, amidino, hydroxy, thiol, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, haloalkoxycarbonylamino or alkylsulfonylamino ;

c) providing at least one polymerizable monomer of formula (III)

H 2 C═C(R a )—K-L-R b c —F 1 d   (III)

wherein

R a represents —H, methyl or ethyl,

K represents —CO—, —NH— or —CH 2 —,

L represents —H, —NH— or —O—,

R b represents, independently of one another, straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n- or isopropyl, n-, iso-, sec- or tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl or n-decyl, wherein the alkyl group can be unsubstituted, or substituted with at least one suitable substituent, selected from the group of substituents consisting of halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, amino, amidino, hydroxy, thiol, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, haloalkoxycarbonylamino or alkylsulfonylamino,

c and d represent, independently of one another, 0 or 1, and

F 1 represents —OH, —NH 2 , —H, —N 3 , —CO 2 H, —CHO, —NH—NH 2 , —C≡CH or epoxy;

d) providing at least one saccharide having the formula (V)

saccharide-W—R 2 —(R 3 —R 2 ) r -M  (V),

wherein

W represents O, S, CH 2 or NR′, wherein R′ represents H, methyl or a suitable amino protecting group,

R 2 represents, independently of one another, straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n- or isopropyl, n-, iso-, sec- or tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl or n-decyl, wherein the alkyl group can be unsubstituted, or substituted with at least one suitable substituent, selected from the group of substituents consisting of halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxy, thiol, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, haloalkoxycarbonylamino or alkylsulfonylamino,

R 3 represents, independently of each other, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —CO—NH—NH—, —NH—NH—CO—, —CH═N—NH—, —NH—N═CH—, —N═CH—, —CH═N— or triazolyl,

M represents —COOH, —NH 2 , —C≡C, —N 3 , —NH—NH 2 or —OH,

r represents 0 or an integer from 1-10;

e) coupling the matrix of formula (I) to the thermally labile radical initiator of formula (II),

f) reacting the resulting matrix surface with a solution of the at least one polymerizable monomer of formula (III) under conditions which allow thermally initiated graft copolymerization and/or polymerization of the at least one monomer, wherein functional polymer chains are created on the surface of the matrix, and

g) coupling the at least one saccharide of formula (V) to the functional polymer chains on the surface of the matrix.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising providing a compound of formula (IV)

R 4A —R 2 —(R 4 —R 2 ) n -E 1   (IV),

wherein

R 2 is defined as in claim 1 ,

R 4 independently of one another represents —O—, —S—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —N═CH— or —CH═N—,

R 4A represents HOOC—, H 2 N—, C≡C, N 3 —, NH 2 —NH— or OH—,

E 1 represents —COOH, —CHO, —NH 2 , —SH, —OH, —N 3 , —NH—NH 2 or —C≡C,

n represents 0 or an integer from 1-600,

and wherein in step (g) the compound of formula (IV) is first attached via its terminal functional group to the functional polymer chains on the matrix, and the resulting product is then coupled to the saccharide of formula (V).

4. The method according to claim 3 wherein

N 1 represents H 2 N— or epoxy,

Y represents —N═N—,

K represents —CO— or —NH—,

R b represents, independently of one another, straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n- or isopropyl, n-, iso-, sec- or tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl or n-decyl, wherein the alkyl group can be unsubstituted, or substituted with at least one suitable substituent, selected from the group of substituents comprising halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, amino, amidino, hydroxyl or thiol,

c and d represent, independently of each other, 0 or 1,

W represents O, S or NR′, wherein R′ represents H, methyl or a suitable amino protecting group,

R 3 independently of one another represents —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —CO—NH—NH—, —NH—NH—CO—, —N═CH— or —CH═N—, and

M represents —COOH, —NH 2 , —C≡C, —N 3 or —NH—NH 2 .

5. The method according to claim 3 wherein

R 2 represents, independently of one another, straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n- or isopropyl, n-, iso-, sec- or tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl or n-decyl, wherein the alkyl group can be unsubstituted, or substituted with at least one suitable substituent, selected from the group of substituents comprising halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxyl or thiol,

R 4 independently of one another represents —O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —N═CH— or —CH═N—,

R 4A represents HOOC—, H 2 N—, C≡C—, N 3 — or NH 2 —NH—, and

E1 represents —COOH, —CHO, —NH 2 , —N 3 , —NH—NH 2 or —C≡C.

6. The method according to claim 2 wherein

N 1 represents H 2 N— or epoxy,

Y represents —N═N—,

K represents —CO— or —NH—,

R b represents, independently of one another, straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n- or isopropyl, n-, iso-, sec- or tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl or n-decyl, wherein the alkyl group can be unsubstituted, or substituted with at least one suitable substituent, selected from the group of substituents comprising halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, amino, amidino, hydroxyl or thiol,

c and d represent, independently of each other, 0 or 1,

W represents O, S or NR′ wherein R′ represents H, methyl or a suitable amino protecting group,

R 3 independently of one another represents —CO —NH—, —NH—CO—, —CO—NH—NH—, —NH—NH—CO—, —N═CH— or —CH═N—, and

M represents —COOH, —NH 2 , —C≡C, —N 3 or —NH—NH 2 .

7. The method according to claim 6 wherein

R 2 represents, independently of one another, straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n- or isopropyl, n-, iso-, sec- or tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl or n-decyl, wherein the alkyl group can be unsubstituted, or substituted with at least one suitable substituent, selected from the group of substituents comprising halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxyl or thiol,

R 4 independently of one another represents —O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —N═CH— or —CH═N—,

R 4A represents HOOC—, H 2 N—,C≡C—, N 3 — or NH 2 —NH—, and

E1 represents —COOH, —CHO, —NH 2 , —N 3 , —NH—NH 2 or —C≡C.

8. The method according to claim 2 wherein

R 2 represents, independently of one another, straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n- or isopropyl, n-, iso-, sec- or tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl or n-decyl, wherein the alkyl group can be unsubstituted, or substituted with at least one suitable substituent, selected from the group of substituents comprising halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxyl or thiol,

R 4 independently of one another represents —O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —N═CH— or —CH═N—,

R 4A represents HOOC—, H 2 N—, C≡C—, N 3 — or NH 2 —NH—, and

E 1 represents —COOH, —CHO, —NH 2 , —N 3 , —NH—NH 2 or —C≡C.

9. The method of claim 2 wherein F 1 represents epoxy.

10. The method of claim 2 wherein x is greater than one.

11. The separation material according to claim 1 wherein the matrix is a synthetic polymer, a peptide or a polysaccharide.

12. The separation material according to claim 11 , wherein the matrix is prepared from hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic synthetic polymers selected from the group consisting of polyethylene (PE), polyoxymethylene (POM), polypropylene (PP), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyvinyl acetate (PVA), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), polystyrene (PS), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyacrylate, poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polyacrylamide, polyglycidyl methacrylate (PGMA), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyester, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamide, polyaramide, polyethylene glycol (PEG), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polysulfone (PS), polyethersulfone (PES), polyarylethersulfone (PEAS), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), polyamide-imide, polyaryletherketone (PAEK), polybutadiene (PBD), polybutylene (PB), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polycaprolactone (PCL), polyhydroxyalkanoate, polyether ether ketone (PEEK), polyether ketone ketone (PEKK), polyether imide (PEI), polyimide, polylactic acid (PLA), polymethyl pentene (PMP), poly (p-phenylene ether) (PPE), polyurethane (PU), styrene acrylonitrile (SAN), polybutenoic acid, poly (4-allyl-benzoic acid), poly (glycidyl acrylate), polyglycidyl methacrylate (PGMA), poly(allyl glycidyl ether), poly (vinyl glycidyl ether), poly (vinyl glycidyl urethane), polyallylamine, polyvinylamine and copolymers thereof.

13. The separation material according to claim 11 , wherein the matrix is prepared from hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic synthetic polymers selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates (PA), poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) or polyglycidyl methacrylate (PGMA), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polysulfone (PS), polyethersulfone (PES), polyarylethersulfone (PAES) and combinations thereof.

14. The separation material according to claim 11 wherein the matrix has the form of beads, flat sheet membrane or hollow fiber membrane.

15. The separation material according to claim 14 , wherein the flat sheet or hollow fiber membrane is treated with gas plasma before coupling a thermally labile radical initiator.

16. A device for separating, from a liquid, substances with an affinity to a saccharide, comprising a separation material according to claim 1 .

17. A method for preparing a separation material according to claim 1 comprising

a) providing a matrix of the formula (I)

N 1 -matrix  (I),

b) providing a thermally labile radical initiator of the formula (II)

HO 2 C—R 1 —Y—R 1 —CO 2 H  (II),

c) providing a polymerizable monomer of formula (III)

H 2 C═C(R a )—K-L-R b c —F 1 d   (III)

d) providing a saccharide having the formula (V)

saccharide-W—R 2 —(R 3 —R 2 ) r -M  (V),

e) coupling the matrix to the thermally labile radical initiator,

f) reacting the resulting matrix surface with a solution of the polymerizable monomer of formula (III) under conditions which allow thermally initiated graft copolymerization of the monomer, wherein functional polymer chains are created on the surface of the matrix, and

g) coupling the saccharide to the functional polymer chains on the surface of the matrix.

18. A method according to claim 17 for preparing a separation material according to claim 1 further comprising providing a compound of formula (IV),

R 4A —R 2 —(R 4 —R 2 ) n -E 1   ( IV)

and wherein (g) coupling the saccharide to the functional polymer chains on the surface of the matrix comprises first attaching the compound of formula (IV) via its terminal functional group to the functional polymer chains on the matrix, and then coupling the resulting product to the saccharide of formula (V) .

19. The separation material of claim 1 wherein x is greater than one.