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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105848 | Programmable electromagnetic array for molecule transport An embodiment of the invention relates to a device comprising (1) an array of electromagnetic elements comprising coils, metal cores, and metal core heads, and (2) a controller that is adapted to control a current for one or more coils individually, to vary the curr... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8084202 | Optical detection for electronic microarrays Embodiments of the invention provide methods for detecting molecular recognition events electronically and optically. Methods according to embodiments of the invention provide a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a first probe nucleic acid molecule attached to... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8070928 | Nanofabricated structures for electric field-assisted nucleic acid extraction Embodiments of the invention provide devices and methods for extracting nucleic acid molecules from solution using electric fields. The structures and methods of embodiments of the invention are suited to incorporation into micro and nano fluidic devices, such as la... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7892719 | Photonic crystal EUV photoresists Embodiments of the present invention provide EUV (extreme ultraviolet) photoresists comprising photonic crystals, as well as other components. Photonic crystals in general provide the ability not only to block light transmission, but also to create resonant pockets ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7790286 | External modification of composite organic inorganic nanoclusters Modified and functionalized metallic nanoclusters capable of providing an enhanced Raman signal from an organic Raman-active molecule incorporated therein are provided. For example, modifications include coatings and layers, such as adsorption layers, metal coatings... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7635503 | Composite metal films and carbon nanotube fabrication Embodiments of the present invention provide methods for the fabrication of carbon nanotubes using composite metal films. A composite metal film is fabricated to provide uniform catalytic sites to facilitate the uniform growth of carbon nanotubes. Further embodiment... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7622295 | Molecular microarrays and helical peptides Methods for fabricating dense arrays of polymeric molecules in a highly multiplexed manner are provided using semiconductor-processing-derived lithographic methods. Advantageously, the methods are adaptable to the synthesis of a variety of polymeric compounds. For e... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7361410 | External modification of composite organic inorganic nanoclusters comprising raman active organic compound Modified and functionalized metallic nanoclusters capable of providing an enhanced Raman signal from an organic Raman-active molecule incorporated therein are provided. For example, modifications include coatings and layers, such as adsorption layers, metal coatings... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7330252 | Porous silicon on-chip spectroscopy system Embodiments of the present invention provide a miniaturized spectroscopy system comprising a light source fabricated from porous silicon. Porous silicon light emitting devices can provide tunable, narrow, and directional luminescence. Advantageously, a porous silico... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7075642 | Method, structure, and apparatus for Raman spectroscopy Disclosed herein are a Raman spectroscopy structure comprising a porous material substrate, and a method of performing Raman spectroscopy of a sample disposed adjacent to the structure comprising the porous material substrate. Generally, the substrate includes one o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7019828 | Chemical enhancement in surface enhanced raman scattering using lithium salts Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the intensity of the signals from surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy may be increased by using lithium chloride as an enhancer to activate a metallic structure used for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy... | 03/28/2006 |
