Patents Assigned to NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIAL SCIENCE
  • Surface-functionalized nanostructures for molecular sensing applications
    Patent number: 10996172
    Abstract: Surface-functionalized nano structures, arrays of the nanostructures, and method for using the arrays in surfaced-enhanced spectroscopy and dielectric sensing applications, such as surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy, are provided. The nanostructures are functionalized with specific binding moieties that are bound to the nanostructures via phosphonic acid linkers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIAL SCIENCE, Northwestern University
    Inventors: Robert P. H. Chang, Shiqiang Li, Peijun Guo, Kai Chen, Keiko Okano, Tadaaki Nagao