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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Applicant:
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventor:
Chris D. Geddes, BelAir, MD (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 21/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/648 (2013.01); G01N 21/6408 (2013.01); G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); G01N 21/6452 (2013.01); G01N 21/6458 (2013.01); G01N 21/6445 (2013.01); G01N 21/6489 (2013.01); G01N 21/76 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6439 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides for metallic structures comprising a sulfhydryl or amino-terminated hydrophilic coating to provide a layer of hydrophilic character on the surface of the metallic structures thereby allowing the use of low volumes of aqueous solvents of fluorophores that have the ability to 'spread out' across the surfaces of the metallic structures and to provide for a more uniform surface coating of fluorophores attached to or near the metallic structures.