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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Alastair William Wark, Irvine, CA (US);
Hye Jin Lee, Irvine, CA (US);
Robert Marcus Corn, Corona del Mar, CA (US);
Voula Kodoyianni, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Alastair William Wark, Irvine, CA (US);
Hye Jin Lee, Irvine, CA (US);
Robert Marcus Corn, Corona del Mar, CA (US);
Voula Kodoyianni, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A substrate for testing a carrier liquid for biomolecules using SPR or other techniques provides a metallic island surrounded by a hydrophobic layer, the islands being a location for the attachment of probe molecules. The hydrophobic layer may also be a dielectric material providing improved sensitivity in SPR imaging.