Lockheed Martin Corporation

Richard Ronald Barto, Jr

Jeffrey A Stuart

Patricia D Palena

Rebecca Ellen Taylor

Tammie L Borders

Wendell Douglas Eades

A nano-structured device for detecting biological analytes, chemical, analytes, cancer and other physiological conditions, includes a carrier substrate, a transducer film disposed over a surface of the carrier substrate, and a dendrimer structure tethered to the transducer film. The transducer film generates a first signal in response to a mechanical stress applied thereto. The first signal indicates the detection of the biological analyte, chemical analyte, cancer or other physiological condition. The dendrimer structure includes a plurality of receptors for binding the biological analyte, the chemical analyte, or one or more biomarkers indicative of cancer or other physiological conditions to the dendrimer structure. The dendrimer structure applies the mechanical stress to the transducer film, which is proportional to the strain induced into the dendrimer by the biological analyte, the chemical analyte, or one or more biomarkers indicative of cancer or other physiological condition binding to the receptors, the mechanical stress causing the transducer film to generate the first signal indicating the detection of the biological analyte, the chemical analyte, or one or more biomarkers indicative of cancer or other physiological condition.

Nano-getter device

An electro-optic system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention comprises a high glass transition temperature (Tg&#x2267;about 210&#xb0; C.) polymer matrix featuring aromatic groups on the backbone repeating unit, which hosts a guest, high hyperpolarizability organic NLO chromophore. Electro-optic systems according to embodiments of the present invention exhibit relatively high electro optical activity and low optical loss, and may exhibit optical stability at temperatures exceeding 70&#xb0; C. Guest-host polymer systems in accordance with embodiments of the present invention may be formed into unique and appropriate shapes such as waveguides.

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Richard Ronald Barto, Jr