Metal-enhanced fluorescence from plastic substrates
US8182878B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/254
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for functionally modifying a polymeric surface for subsequent deposition of metallic particles and/or films, wherein the polymeric surface is modified by increasing hydroxyl and/or amine functional groups thereby providing an activated polymeric surface for deposition of metallic particles to form a fluorescence sensing device. The device can be used for metal-enhanced fluorescence of fluorophores positioned above the metallic particles that can be readily applied to diagnostic or sensing applications of metal-enhanced fluorescence.
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