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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2007
Jin Z. Zhang, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Adam Schwartzberg, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Tammy Y. Olson, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jin Z. Zhang, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Adam Schwartzberg, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Tammy Y. Olson, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention is drawn to novel nanostructures comprising hollow nanospheres and nanotubes for use as chemical sensors, conduits for fluids, and electronic conductors. The nanostructures can be used in microfluidic devices, for transporting fluids between devices and structures in analytical devices, for conducting electrical currents between devices and structure in analytical devices, and for conducting electrical currents between biological molecules and electronic devices, such as bio-microchips.