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Method for gold deposition

US7851149B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 2003
Grant dateDec 14, 2010
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2024

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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