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Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2011
Applicants:

Ansoon Kim, Mountain View, CA (US);

Zhiyong LI, Foster City, CA (US);

R Stanley Williams, Portola Valley, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ansoon Kim, Mountain View, CA (US);

Zhiyong Li, Foster City, CA (US);

R Stanley Williams, Portola Valley, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/65 (2006.01); G01N 21/552 (2014.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2013.01); G01N 21/554 (2013.01); G01N 21/648 (2013.01); G01N 21/658 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hybrid nanostructure for molecular analysis is disclosed. The structure includes a plurality of nanofingers wherein each nanofinger is coated with a metal coating, is attached at one end to a substrate, and is freely bendable along its length such that the second ends of each nanofinger are capable of movement toward each other to form a cavity. The structure further includes a nanoparticle trapped in the cavity. An array of hybrid nanostructures and a method for fabricating the hybrid nanostructures are also disclosed.


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