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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2006
Matthew R. Begley, Charlottesville, VA (US);
James P. Landers, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Jerome P. Ferrance, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Ling Huang, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Michael H. Jones, Washington, DC (US);
Marcel Utz, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Scott Barker, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Matthew R. Begley, Charlottesville, VA (US);
James P. Landers, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Jerome P. Ferrance, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Ling Huang, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Michael H. Jones, Washington, DC (US);
Marcel Utz, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Scott Barker, Charlottesville, VA (US);
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to sensors for detecting chemical and biological material and for chemical actuation. In particular, the sensors of the present invention incorporates membranes or beams that are deformable in the presence of chemical adsorption on its surface. The sensor of the present invention contains a polymeric membrane or beam () that is clamped at least at two opposing ends () and ().