Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Field effect device – Responsive to non-optical – non-electrical signal
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Nelms, David (Department: 2818)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Field effect device
Responsive to non-optical, non-electrical signal
C257S253000, C257S414000, C310S31300R, C310S31300R
Reexamination Certificate
active
06914279
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides the multifunctional biological and biochemical sensor technology based on ZnO nanostructures. The ZnO nanotips serve as strong DNA or protein molecule binding sites to enhance the immobilization. Patterned ZnO nanotips are used to provide conductivity-based biosensors. Patterned ZnO nanotips are also used as the gate for field-effect transistor (FET) type sensors. Patterned ZnO nanotips are integrated with SAW or BAW based biosensors. These ZnO nanotip based devices operate in multimodal operation combining electrical, acoustic and optical sensing mechanisms. The multifunctional biosensors can be arrayed and combined into one biochip, which will enhance the sensitivity and accuracy of biological and biochemical detection due to strong immobilization and multimodal operation capability. Such biological and biochemical sensor technology are useful in detection of RNA-DNA, DNA-DNA, protein-protein, protein-DNA and protein-small molecules interaction. It can be further applied for drug discovery, and for environmental monitoring and protection.
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Emanetoglu Nuri William
Inouye Masayori
Lu Yicheng
Mirochnitchenko Oleg
Zhang Zheng
Hoffmann & Baron , LLP
Nelms David
Nguyen Dao H.
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ
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