Method for gold deposition
US7056748B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/5438
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for depositing gold on a substrate is provided. By this aspect, nucleation centers are bound, deposited or formed at one or more sites on the substrate, the substrate is then contacted with a treatment composition which comprises soluble gold-providing agent from which gold is deposited onto a nucleation center to yield gold metal deposits. The method of the invention may be used for a variety of image enhancing techniques as well as diagnostic and analyte detection techniques.
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