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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 20, 2019
Applicants:

Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Inventors:

Xue Zhen, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Philippe Pierre Joseph Buhlmann, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Steven J. Koester, Edina, MN (US);

Yao Zhang, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Justin Theodore Nelson, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Assignees:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 27/12 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); G01N 27/414 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5308 (2013.01); G01N 27/125 (2013.01); G01N 27/227 (2013.01); A61B 5/082 (2013.01); G01N 27/4146 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments herein relate to chemical sensors, devices and systems including the same, and related methods. In an embodiment, a medical device is included. The medical device can include a graphene varactor. The graphene varactor can include a graphene layer and a self-assembled monolayer disposed on an outer surface of the graphene layer through π-π stacking interactions. The self-assembled monolayer can provide a Langmuir theta value of at least 0.9. The self-assembled monolayer can include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, tetraphenylporphyrins or derivatives thereof, metallotetraphenylporphyrins, or aromatic cyclodextrins. Other embodiments are also included herein.


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