The European Union, Represented by the European Commission

University of Pavia

Sil-co S.r.l.

Plasmore Srl

Franco Marabelli

Pascal Colpo

François Rossi

Andrea Valsesia

Luigi Angelillo

Vincenzo Calcagno

Silvia Giudicatti

Maurizio Ettore Maccarini

Gerardo Marchesini

An auditory prosthesis () for middle-ear, in particular for reconstructing the ossicular chain, the auditory prosthesis () comprising a portion () configured to contact the tympanic membrane, wherein the portion () comprises a substrate () provided with a coating () made of biocompatible silicone, wherein the coating () is integrally fixed to the substrate () and is adapted to contact, at least partially, the tympanic membrane.

Auditory prosthesis for middle-ear and related coating method

A sensor device comprises a dielectric substrate (); and a metal layer () on the substrate () with at least one array of cavities () therein and adapted to support L-SPR, each of the cavities () in the metal layer () having an opening () and a closed bottom () and widening from opening to bottom. A bed of dielectric material () is provided over the bottom () of each cavity () to reduce its apparent depth, the bed surface () being functionalized to bind to receptor moieties (). This sensor device is particularly designed for SPR detection, but can be used in other detection techniques.

SPR sensor device with nanostructure

A SPR sensing method comprising the steps of: providing a SPR sensor comprising a SPR supporting sensor surface and contacting a sample to be analysed with the sensor surface. At least one resonance condition at said SPR supporting sensor surface is monitored by illuminating the sensor surface with an SPR exciting test light beam and sensing the reflected or transmitted test light beam. Additionally, the sensor surface is illuminated with a reference light beam under conditions selected so as not to excite SPR at said sensor surface and sensing the intensity of the reflected or transmitted reference light beam. At least one property of the reflected or transmitted test light beam is determined taking into account the sensed intensity of the reflected or transmitted reference light beam.

Surface plasmon resonance sensing method and sensing system

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