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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mineo Yamakawa, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zhiyong Li, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/1459 (2006.01); G01N 21/65 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1459 (2013.01); A61B 5/6848 (2013.01); G01N 21/658 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0238 (2013.01); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01); G01N 2021/258 (2013.01); G01N 2201/061 (2013.01); G01N 2201/068 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an example, an apparatus for performing spectroscopy includes an elongated substrate having a shape and size to be inserted into a specimen, wherein the elongated substrate has a first end and a second end. The apparatus also includes a plurality of surface-enhanced spectroscopy (SES) elements positioned on an exterior surface of the elongated substrate at a location between the first end and the second end of the elongated substrate.