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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2006
Reiner Dahint, Eppelheim, DE;
Petra Bücker, Heidelberg, DE;
Elka Trivela, Sofia, BG;
Sören Schilp, Mannheim, DE;
Michael Himmelhaus, Kodaira, JP;
Hatice Acunman, Neckargerach, DE;
Reiner Dahint, Eppelheim, DE;
Petra Bücker, Heidelberg, DE;
Elka Trivela, Sofia, BG;
Sören Schilp, Mannheim, DE;
Michael Himmelhaus, Kodaira, JP;
Hatice Acunman, Neckargerach, DE;
Fujirebio Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a chip comprising a substrate with at least one surface and a layer of particles having a non-metallic core and a coating made of a metal or a metal alloy, characterized in that each non-metallic core, on average, forms a metal-surrounded contact point with at least one other non-metallic core and/or the substrate surface. The invention also provides a method for preparing a chip, comprising the steps of, The chip can be employed in optical devices for the detection of analytes.