Patents Assigned to THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERICE
  • Patent number: 10168309
    Abstract: A nanostructure sensing device comprises a semiconductor nanostructure having an outer surface, and at least one of metal or metal-oxide nanoparticle clusters functionalizing the outer surface of the nanostructure and forming a photoconductive nanostructure/nanocluster hybrid sensor enabling light-assisted sensing of a target analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERICE, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Abhishek Motayed, Geetha Aluri, Albert V. Davydov, Mulpuri V. Rao, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Ritu Bajpai, Mona E. Zaghloul
  • Patent number: 10139382
    Abstract: A nanostructure sensing device comprises a semiconductor nanostructure having an outer surface, and at least one of metal or metal-oxide nanoparticle clusters functionalizing the outer surface of the nanostructure and forming a photoconductive nanostructure/nanocluster hybrid sensor enabling light-assisted sensing of a target analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERICE, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Abhishek Motayed, Geetha Aluri, Albert V. Davydov, Mulpuri V. Rao, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Ritu Bajpai, Mona E. Zaghloul