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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2006
James M. Hamilton, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert S. Dubrow, San Carlos, CA (US);
Calvin Y. H. Chow, Portola Valley, CA (US);
James M. Hamilton, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert S. Dubrow, San Carlos, CA (US);
Calvin Y. H. Chow, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Nanosys, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention provides nanowire based molecular sensors and methods for detecting analytes in a microfluidic system. Methods for sensing analytes include detecting changed electrical parameters associated with contact of a nanowire with the analyte in a microfluidic system. Sensors of the invention include nanowires mounted in microchambers of a microfluidic system in electrical contact with the detector, whereby electrical parameter changes induced in the nanowire by the analyte can be monitored by the detector.