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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Kimberly Nadia Heck, Houston, TX (US);
Nancy Jean Halas, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Sha-nang Wong, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kimberly Nadia Heck, Houston, TX (US);
Nancy Jean Halas, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Sha-Nang Wong, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a multimetallic nanoshell sensor which comprises a core that is less conductive that a first metallic layer and having a catalytically active second metallic layer partially or completely surrounding the first metallic layer. The sensor can be used in any surface enhanced spectroscopic applications.