Method for detecting an analyte based on the detection of a change of the mechanical properties of a freestanding nanoparticle composite material

US11293900B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

• Hendrik Schlicke · Hamburg, DE
• Tobias Vossmeyer · Fellbach, DE
• Malte Behrens · Essen, DE
• Sophia Caroline Bittinger · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 22, 2018
• Grant date: Apr 5, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 9, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2291/106
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for detecting an analyte, which is based on the detection of a signal caused by a change of the mechanical properties of a permeable freestanding nanoparticle composite. The present invention also relates to a method for determining the concentration of and/or recognizing an analyte.