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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2011
Atanu Sengupta, New Haven, CT (US);
Frank E. Inscore, Bristol, CT (US);
Chetan Shende, Ellington, CT (US);
Michael J. Donahue, Middletown, CT (US);
Stuart Farquharson, Meriden, CT (US);
Atanu Sengupta, New Haven, CT (US);
Frank E. Inscore, Bristol, CT (US);
Chetan Shende, Ellington, CT (US);
Michael J. Donahue, Middletown, CT (US);
Stuart Farquharson, Meriden, CT (US);
REAL-TIME ANALYZERS, INC., Middletown, CT (US);
Abstract
A SERS method and apparatus employ a sample device having support structure including a first material containing a SER-active metal functionalized with a binding agent having specific capability for binding a designated target analyte. An analyte sample is introduced upon the functionalized SER-active metal; conditions to effect binding of the target analyte to the binding agent are maintained; unbound chemicals, biochemicals, or biologicals are removed; a second SER-active material is introduced to cause it to attach to the bound target analyte; the support structure is irradiated to generate a SER spectrum, with the first and second SER-active materials acting in concert; and the SER spectrum is detected and analyzed to determine the presence and quantity of the target analyte. Alternatively, the second SER-active material may be functionalized with a binding agent, with the procedure being modified accordingly.