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US 7,705,989 B2Granted
Microsensors and nanosensors for chemical and biological species with surface plasmons
AssigneeCommissariat a l'Energie Atomique
InventorsPatrick Chaton, Jean-Louis Bijeon, Pascal Royer, Pierre Michel Adam
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Abstract
A surface plasmon microsensor or a nanosensor for chemical or biological species including pads distributed on the surface of a support, the pads including an electrically conductive material and being capable of immobilizing the chemical or biological species. The pads have a dimension less than 1 μm.
Claims29
A surface plasmon microsensor or nanosensor for chemical or biological species, comprising:
- metallic, cylindrical pads distributed on the surface of a support, the pads having a thickness between 10 nm and 500 nm and configured to immobilize the chemical or biological species, and the pads having a dimension, other than the thickness, that is less than 1 μm.
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