Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
10-21-2014
Patent Number
Patent Number 8865402
Abstract
Provided according to embodiments of the invention are nanostructured surfaces that include a substrate; and an array of metallic nanopillar islands on the substrate, wherein each metallic nanopillar island includes a metal base layer on the substrate and a plurality of metallic nanopillars on the metal base layer, and wherein portions of the substrate between adjacent metallic nanopillar islands are free of the metal base layer. Also provided according to some embodiments of the invention are nanostructured surfaces that include a non-conductive substrate; and at least one nanoelectrode defined within the non-conductive substrate, wherein the at least one nanoelectrode is sized and/or shaped to immobilize an analyte or a probe molecule. Also provided are apparatuses and methods for SERS and detection of analytes or biological binding by EDL capacitance.
Application Number
12/869504
Assignees
Clemson University Research Foundation (Clemson, SC, US
Filing Date
08/26/2010
Primary/U.S. Class
435/6.1
Other/U.S. Class
435/287.2, 422/82.01