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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Nabil M. Lawandy, Saunderstown, RI (US);
Inventor:
Nabil M. Lawandy, Saunderstown, RI (US);
Assignee:
Solaris Nanosciences, Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/44 (2006.01); G01N 21/65 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A film for surface enhanced raman scattering may be utilized for chemical and biological sensing. The film includes a polymeric layer, and a metallic nanoparticle having a cross-section, the metallic nanoparticle being embedded in the polymeric layer. The polymeric layer has a thickness less than a largest straight line through the cross-section of said metallic nanoparticle. The polymeric layer is selected from a group of absorbing media and amplifying media, and the metallic nanoparticle may be gold. The metallic nanoparticle may also be a shape selected from a group of spheroids and rods.