Coating processes – Medical or dental purpose product; parts; subcombinations;... – Analysis – diagnosis – measuring – or testing product
Reexamination Certificate
2003-04-25
2010-02-02
Yang, Nelson (Department: 1641)
Coating processes
Medical or dental purpose product; parts; subcombinations;...
Analysis, diagnosis, measuring, or testing product
C435S285200, C435S287100, C427S008000, C427S010000, C977S702000, C977S877000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07655269
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides sensor, preferably biosensor devices and method of fabrication. The devices have significant advantages over the prior art methods having compatibility with future trends in clinical diagnostics and chemical detection. The underlying principle involves the integration of nanometer diameter, micron long metal or semiconductor rods onto a substrate to form a suspended nanomechanical cantilevers. The cantilever rods are rigidly attached to the substrate on one or both ends, and resonate at a characteristic frequency depending on the diameter, length, and stiffness of the rod. The metal or semiconductor rods are integrated onto the substrate using electrofluidic or fluidic assembly techniques. A receptor coating is placed on the metal or semiconductor rods prior to or following rod alignment using self-assembly chemistries. Sensing is accomplished when the target agent binds to the receptor substance, causing a change in the mass of the cantilever rod, and a corresponding change in the resonant frequency. This change in resonant frequency can be detected using an electrical readout. The sensing circuitry is integrated with CMOS or TFT technologies to form compact multi-analyte senor arrays on single crystal silicon, glass, or polymeric substrates. Circuits can also be included on the substrate to transmit the array data via wireless methods to a remote workstation for analysis. Devices may be integrated on chips with other analysis devices.
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Keating Christine D.
Mayer Theresa S.
Gifford Krass Sprinkle Anderson & Citkowski P.C.
The Penn State Research Foundation
Yang Nelson
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