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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2010
Applicants:
Dong Cai, West Newton, MA (US);
Thomas C. Chiles, Norfolk, MA (US);
Inventors:
Dong Cai, West Newton, MA (US);
Thomas C. Chiles, Norfolk, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 31/16 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); G01N 27/327 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/54346 (2013.01); G01N 27/3278 (2013.01); G01N 2600/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting the presence of a target molecule is disclosed which includes a conductive nanostructure, a non-conductive polymer coating on at least a portion of the nanostructure, and a cavity formed in the polymer coating having a shape corresponding to the shape of the target molecule. A property of the nanostructure depends on the presence of the target molecule at the cavity.