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AssigneeQinetio Limited
InventorsTimothy Ashley, Kevin Brunson, Philip Buckle, Timothy Cox, Norman Geddes, John Jefferson, Russell Noble, Ian Sage, David Combes
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A molecular single electron transistor (MSET) detector device (14) is described that comprises at least one organic molecule (87) connecting a drain electrode (84) and a source electrode (82). In use, said at least one organic molecule (87) provides a quantum confinement region. At least one analyte receptor site (90, 92) is provided in the vicinity of said at least one organic molecule (87) that bind molecules of interest (analytes). A fluid analyser (2) is also described that includes the MSET detector, a pre-concentrator (4) and a fluid gating structure (6). The fluid gating structure (6) is arranged to selectively route fluid from the pre-concentrator (4) to either one of the detector (14) and an exhaust port (12). The pre-concentrator (4), fluid gating structure (6) and detector (14) are each formed as substantially planar layers and arranged in a stack or cube.
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A molecular single electron transistor (MSET) detector device comprising at least one organic molecule attached to a drain electrode and a source electrode wherein, in use, said at least one organic molecule provides a quantum confinement region characterised in that at least one analyte receptor site is provided in the vicinity of said at least one organic molecule.
A device according to claim 70 and further comprising means for measuring the conductivity of the at least one organic molecule as a function of applied gate voltage.
A method of chemical detection comprising the steps of;
A molecular single electron transistor (MSET) detector device comprising at least one organic molecule attached to a drain electrode and a source electrode wherein, in use, said at least one organic molecule provides a quantum confinement region characterised in that at least one of said source electrode and said drain electrode are formed from semiconductor material.
A method of forming a molecular single electron transistor comprising the steps of (i) forming source and drain electrodes and (ii) locating an organic molecule between said source and drain electrodes, characterised in that the source and drain electrodes are formed using a complementary metal oxide (CMOS) process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.