Colorimetric sensors and methods of manufacturing the same
US12233420B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2023 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/7723
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A colorimetric sensor for detecting an analyte of interest that includes multiple surfaces and a molecularly imprinted polymer defining a cavity shaped to receive an analyte of interest. Each surface defines a void (e.g., a pore or a nanohole) and at least one surface defines a fluid inlet. The sensor is configured such that, when an analyte contacts the molecularly imprinted polymer and becomes disposed within the cavity, a wettability of at least one of the surfaces changes thereby to cause a detectable color change in the sensor. Optionally, the sensor may also include a metal layer at a bottom of each void or nanohole and outside a top of each void or nanohole for use as a plasmon resonance-type sensor.
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