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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Minhee Yun, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Nosang Myung, Rosemead, CA (US);
Richard Vasquez, Altadena, CA (US);
Margie Homer, Pasadena, CA (US);
Margaret Ryan, Pasadena, CA (US);
Shiao-pin Yen, Altadena, CA (US);
Jean-pierre Fleurial, Altadena, CA (US);
Ratnakumar Bugga, Arcadia, CA (US);
Daniel Choi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
William Goddard, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abhijit Shevade, Pasadena, CA (US);
Mario Blanco, Temple City, CA (US);
Tahir Cagin, Arcadia, CA (US);
Wely Floriano, Pasadena, CA (US);
Minhee Yun, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Nosang Myung, Rosemead, CA (US);
Richard Vasquez, Altadena, CA (US);
Margie Homer, Pasadena, CA (US);
Margaret Ryan, Pasadena, CA (US);
Shiao-Pin Yen, Altadena, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre Fleurial, Altadena, CA (US);
Ratnakumar Bugga, Arcadia, CA (US);
Daniel Choi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
William Goddard, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abhijit Shevade, Pasadena, CA (US);
Mario Blanco, Temple City, CA (US);
Tahir Cagin, Arcadia, CA (US);
Wely Floriano, Pasadena, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a nanowire sensor and method for forming the same. More specifically, the nanowire sensor comprises at least one nanowire formed on a substrate, with a sensor receptor disposed on a surface of the nanowire, thereby forming a receptor-coated nanowire. The nanowire sensor can be arranged as a sensor sub-unit comprising a plurality of homogeneously receptor-coated nanowires. A plurality of sensor subunits can be formed to collectively comprise a nanowire sensor array. Each sensor subunit in the nanowire sensor array can be formed to sense a different stimulus, allowing a user to sense a plurality of stimuli. Additionally, each sensor subunit can be formed to sense the same stimuli through different aspects of the stimulus. The sensor array is fabricated through a variety of techniques, such as by creating nanopores on a substrate and electrodepositing nanowires within the nanopores.