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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Nicholas L. Abbott, Madison, WI (US);
Justin J. Skaife, Lafayette, CA (US);
Vinay K. Gupta, Tampa, FL (US);
Timothy B. Dubrovsky, Flemington, NJ (US);
Rahul Shah, Woodburg, MN (US);
Nicholas L. Abbott, Madison, WI (US);
Justin J. Skaife, Lafayette, CA (US);
Vinay K. Gupta, Tampa, FL (US);
Timothy B. Dubrovsky, Flemington, NJ (US);
Rahul Shah, Woodburg, MN (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Interactions between molecules that are components of self-assembled monolayers and other molecules can be amplified and transduced into an optical signal through the use of a mesogenic layer. The invention provides for a method for detecting an analyte, comprising contacting with said analyte a recognition moiety for said analyte, wherein said contacting causes at least a portion of a plurality of mesogens proximate to said recognition moiety to detectably switch from a first orientation to a second orientation upon contacting said analyte with said recognition moiety; and detecting said second orientation of said at least a portion of said plurality of mesogens, whereby said analyte is detected.