NANOELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE FOR BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS

A biofunctionalized nanoelectromechanical device (BioNEMS) for sensing single-molecules in solution by measuring the variation in the mechanical displacement of the BioNEMS device during a binding event is provided. The biofunctionalized nanoelectromechanical device according to the invention genera...

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Main Authors FRASER, SCOTT, E, SOLOMAN,JERRY E, ROUKES, MICHAEL, L, CROSS,MICHAEL C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 11.10.2006
Subjects
APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBEMICROSCOPY [SPM]
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICALDEVICES
MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A biofunctionalized nanoelectromechanical device (BioNEMS) for sensing single-molecules in solution by measuring the variation in the mechanical displacement of the BioNEMS device during a binding event is provided. The biofunctionalized nanoelectromechanical device according to the invention generally comprises a nanomechanical mechanical resonator, a detector integral with the mechanical resonator for measuring the mechanical displacement of the resonator, and electronics connected to the detector for communicating the results to a user. A system of biofunctionalized nanoelectromechanical devices and a method for utilizing the biofunctionalized nanoelectromechanical device of the present invention are also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20010964587