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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2007
Wan Y. Shih, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Wei-heng Shih, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Joseph Capobianco, Marlton, NJ (US);
Wan Y. Shih, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Wei-Heng Shih, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Joseph Capobianco, Marlton, NJ (US);
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A novel, economical electrical insulation method for the production of ultra-thin insulation layers using a solution coating method. Thin hydrophobic self-assembled bi-functional layers of less than 10 nm thick were deposited by a simple solution method and demonstrated to electrically insulate micro-/nano-devices for in-water detection applications. The insulation layer includes a hydrophobic group which repels water and permits superb insulation properties of the ultra-thin layers. The insulation layer has the additional advantages that it binds to a metal or metal oxide surface and to sensing receptors by covalent bonding using standard silane chemistry.