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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2007
Applicant:
Miki Ogawa, Machida, JP;
Inventor:
Miki Ogawa, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A detecting element used for a detecting device for detecting a target substance in a sample by utilizing plasmon resonance. The detecting element includes a substrate and a plurality of metal members provided on the substrate, the metal member constituting a columnar structure and being oriented in a long axis direction thereof. The detecting element can improve sensitivity of the detecting device for detecting a target substance utilizing plasmon resonance.