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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Marco Liscidini, Toronto, CA;
John Sipe, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Marco Liscidini, Toronto, CA;
John Sipe, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/551 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 33/552 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/54373 (2013.01); G01N 21/4788 (2013.01); G01N 21/648 (2013.01); G01N 33/552 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention features methods and diffraction-based devices for the detection of specific analytes. The devices of the invention contain a periodic dielectric multilayer, which allows for the propagation of Bloch surface waves (BSWs) at the surface of the multilayer, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the device.