Apparatus and associated methods
US8137981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/658
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a nanowire waveguide with first and second ends, the second end comprising a nanoparticle, the nanowire waveguide configured to transmit radiation from the first end to the second end to illuminate the nanoparticle, the apparatus configured such that the nanoparticle is capable of being in close proximity to an analyte to allow for detection of said analyte.
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