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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Yasushi Shinjo, Kawasaki, JP;
Yongfang Li, Kawasaki, JP;
Hirohisa Miyamoto, Kamakura, JP;
Yutaka Nakai, Yokohama, JP;
Reiko Yoshimura, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A molecular detection apparatus includes a detector. The detector includes: a vibrator having a piezoelectric member that has a first surface and a second surface, a first electrode connected to the first surface, a second electrode connected to the second surface, and a third electrode connected to the second surface and disconnected from the second electrode; a sensitive film overlapping at least one part of the second electrode and at least one part of the third electrode and configured to change a vibration frequency of the vibrator in response to an interaction with target molecules; and a detection electrode to detect the changed vibration frequency.