Patents by Inventor Lijuan Xie

Lijuan Xie has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230393063
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-waveband-tunable multi-scale meta-material and a preparation method and a spectral detection method thereof. The multi-waveband-tunable multi-scale meta-material includes a stretchable layer, a non-stretchable support layer, a metal layer, and a nanoparticle layer that are sequentially stacked from bottom to top. The stretchable layer is a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer. The non-stretchable support layer is a polyimide (PI) layer. The metal layer is a gold layer. The nanoparticle layer is modified with a hydrophobic group. The preparation method includes vacuum-evaporating fluorosilane on a silicon wafer, spin-coating PDMS, heat-curing PDMS, conducting plasma cleaning, spin-coating and curing PI, sputtering gold, self-assembling nanoparticles modified with the hydrophobic group on a water surface to form the nanoparticle layer, transferring the nanoparticle layer to the metal layer, and etching according to a pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lijuan XIE, Yingli WANG, Yibin YING, Xiangjiang LIU, Lin LI
  • Publication number: 20230391521
    Abstract: A packaging material for the non-destructive detection of food quality, a preparation method of the packaging material, and a detection method using the packaging material are provided. The packaging material includes a film material covering the outside of the food, where the film material includes a flexible base layer, an adhesive layer, a transparent conductive layer, and a nanostructured layer which are sequentially stacked from the outer side to the inner side. The flexible base layer is a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer. The adhesive layer is a polyimide (PI) layer. The transparent conductive layer is an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer. The nanostructured layer is a silver nanoparticles layer. The preparation method includes spin-coating and curing PI on PDMS, sputtering ITO, self-assembling silver nanoparticles on the transparent conductive layer, and etching according to a pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lijuan XIE, Yingli WANG, Yibin YING, Xiangjiang LIU, Lin LI
  • Patent number: 11703448
    Abstract: A sample signal amplification method using a terahertz band graphene absorber is provided. The method comprises: fabricating a graphene absorber through steps of metal evaporation, graphene transfer and the like; preparing sample solutions having different concentrations; dropwise adding a sample solution to the surface of the graphene absorber, and then drying in the air at room temperature; collecting terahertz time-domain signals of all sample points to be detected and reference sample points on the surface of the graphene absorber; and calculating absorption rates of all the sample points to be detected and the reference sample points according to the terahertz time-domain signals, and calculating the intensity change of an absorption peak according to the intensity value corresponding to the highest point of the absorption peak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yibin Ying, Wendao Xu, Lijuan Xie
  • Publication number: 20220341846
    Abstract: A sample signal amplification method using a terahertz band graphene absorber is provided. The method comprises: fabricating a graphene absorber through steps of metal evaporation, graphene transfer and the like; preparing sample solutions having different concentrations; dropwise adding a sample solution to the surface of the graphene absorber, and then drying in the air at room temperature; collecting terahertz time-domain signals of all sample points to be detected and reference sample points on the surface of the graphene absorber; and calculating absorption rates of all the sample points to be detected and the reference sample points according to the terahertz time-domain signals, and calculating the intensity change of an absorption peak according to the intensity value corresponding to the highest point of the absorption peak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yibin YING, Wendao XU, Lijuan XIE
  • Patent number: 10568494
    Abstract: A terahertz endoscope suitable for intestinal tract lesion inspection and an inspection method are provided. The terahertz endoscope includes a combined tube body inserted into an intestinal tract, a terahertz signal enhancement module, a terahertz inspection module, and a real-time imaging module. The combined tube body mainly includes a sleeve tube (6), a sleeve head (7) and a hemispherical glass cover (8). The terahertz signal enhancement module mainly includes a tunable laser (2) and an optical fiber (9) installed in the sleeve tube (6). The terahertz inspection module mainly includes a terahertz wave detector (4), a terahertz wave transmitter (5), as well as a first stainless steel metal wire (12) and a second stainless steel metal wire (13) installed in the combined tube body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lijuan Xie, Chen Wang, Yibin Ying, Aichen Wang, Yuxin Huang
  • Publication number: 20180325366
    Abstract: A terahertz endoscope suitable for intestinal tract lesion inspection and an inspection method are provided. The terahertz endoscope includes a combined tube body inserted into an intestinal tract, a terahertz signal enhancement module, a terahertz inspection module, and a real-time imaging module. The combined tube body mainly includes a sleeve tube (6), a sleeve head (7) and a hemispherical glass cover (8). The terahertz signal enhancement module mainly includes a tunable laser (2) and an optical fiber (9) installed in the sleeve tube (6). The terahertz inspection module mainly includes a terahertz wave detector (4), a terahertz wave transmitter (5), as well as a first stainless steel metal wire (12) and a second stainless steel metal wire (13) installed in the combined tube body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lijuan Xie, Chen Wang, Yibin Ying, Aichen Wang, Yuxin Huang
  • Patent number: 10031133
    Abstract: Implementations herein relates to a biological sample signal amplification method using terahertz metamaterials and gold nanoparticles. A plurality of biological sample solutions and a plurality of gold nanoparticles-labeled avidin solutions are dropped on surfaces of metamaterials and dried at room temperature. Terahertz time-domain signals of sample points and reference sample points on the surfaces of metamaterials are acquired, transmission or reflectance of the sample points and the reference sample points are calculated using terahertz time-domain signals, and the frequency shift of transmission or reflection peaks are calculated according to the lowest point of transmission or reflectance. The effect of local electric field enhancement of metamaterials is used for sample signal amplification, gold nanoparticles are used to change a distribution of electric fields, and a sample signal is further enhanced by gold nanoparticles modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yibin Ying, Wendao Xu, Lijuan Xie
  • Publication number: 20170205403
    Abstract: Implementations herein relates to a biological sample signal amplification method using terahertz metamaterials and gold nanoparticles. A plurality of biological sample solutions and a plurality of gold nanoparticles-labeled avidin solutions are dropped on surfaces of metamaterials and dried at room temperature. Terahertz time-domain signals of sample points and reference sample points on the surfaces of metamaterials are acquired, transmission or reflectance of the sample points and the reference sample points are calculated using terahertz time-domain signals, and the frequency shift of transmission or reflection peaks are calculated according to the lowest point of transmission or reflectance. The effect of local electric field enhancement of metamaterials is used for sample signal amplification, gold nanoparticles are used to change a distribution of electric fields, and a sample signal is further enhanced by gold nanoparticles modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Yibin Ying, Wendao Xu, Lijuan Xie