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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2012
Charina L. Choi, Berkeley, CA (US);
Kristie J. Koski, Livermore, CA (US);
Sanjeevi Sivasankar, Ames, IA (US);
A. Paul Alivisatos, Berkeley, CA (US);
Charina L. Choi, Berkeley, CA (US);
Kristie J. Koski, Livermore, CA (US);
Sanjeevi Sivasankar, Ames, IA (US);
A. Paul Alivisatos, Berkeley, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of detecting force on the nanoscale including methods for detecting force using a tetrapod nanocrystal by exposing the tetrapod nanocrystal to light, which produces a luminescent response by the tetrapod nanocrystal. The method continues with detecting a difference in the luminescent response by the tetrapod nanocrystal relative to a base luminescent response that indicates a force between a first and second medium or stresses or strains experienced within a material. Such systems and methods find use with biological systems to measure forces in biological events or interactions.