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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2013
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Lin Pang, San Diego, CA (US);
Yeshaiahu Fainman, San Diego, CA (US);
The Regents Of The University Of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, devices and techniques are disclosed for optically detecting single molecules using nanoscale chip configurations. In one aspect, a sensing device includes a composite membrane having an array of nanochannels that form openings at opposing sides of the membrane, a first and second substrate each including channels to carry a fluid containing particles, a fluidic module that is fluidically coupled to the channels to supply the fluid, a plurality of electrodes located along the channels, and an electrical module to generate an electric field via the electrodes to effectuate an electrokinetic force within the channels to steer the particles toward the openings of the nanochannels to immobilize the particles, in which the nanochannels operate as resonant structures to amplify localized fields produced in an optical interrogation of the immobilized particles.