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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2015
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Aditya Rajagopal, Irvine, CA (US);
Axel Scherer, Barnard, VT (US);
Michael D. Henry, Altadena, CA (US);
Sameer Walavalkar, Studio City, CA (US);
Thomas A. Tombrello, Altadena, CA (US);
Andrew P. Homyk, South Pasadena, CA (US);
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
The basic structure and functionality of a probe as disclosed herein allows for flexibly incorporating into the probe, various sensing elements for various sensing applications. Two example applications among these various sensing applications include bio-sensing and chemical-sensing applications. For bio-sensing applications the probe, which is fabricated upon a silicon substrate, includes a bio-sensing element such as a nano-pillar transistor, and for chemical-sensing applications the probe includes a sensing element that has a functionalized contact area whereby the sensing element generates a voltage when exposed to one or more chemicals of interest.