| CPC C12M 47/02 (2013.01) [C12M 29/04 (2013.01); C12M 41/48 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |

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1. A component recovery mechanism comprising:
a porous material configured to recover a component for recovery from a target; and
a physical barrier or stimulus-responsive material configured to adjust a diffusion rate of the component for recovery from the target to the porous material, wherein
the physical barrier or stimulus-responsive material changes the diffusion rate of the component for recovery from the target to the porous material according to a change in at least one environmental parameter, wherein
the porous material comprises an affinity substance or functional group with affinity for the component for recovery, and
the affinity substance or functional group is bound to the porous material via a carrier, and an outer diameter of the carrier is greater than a maximum pore diameter of the porous material in a swollen state.
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