Abstract: A system and method for molecule detection uses a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system with detection spots having fixed nanostructures. An SPR assembly may be combined with a digital microfluidic control system such as an electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) chip. The microfluidic system individually directs sample droplets to different detection spots of the SPR assembly, thus allowing the SPR examination of different samples or sample reactions on the same surface. The nanostructures at the detection spots enhance the sensitivity of the SPR signals.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 21, 2008
Date of Patent:
January 1, 2013
Assignee:
The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada