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FLUORESCENCE ENHANCING PLASMONIC NANOSCOPIC GOLD FILMS AND ASSAYS BASED THEREON

  • US 20130172207A1
  • Filed: 12/27/2012
  • Published: 07/04/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A microarray comprising:

  • (a) a substrate;

    (b) a discontinuous gold film applied to said substrate, said discontinuous gold film having isolated island areas of between about 100 nm2 and 250,000 nm2 in area and configured to enhance plasmonic near-infrared fluorescence; and

    (c) an array of biological molecules, for use as capture agents specifically binding to an analyte, disposed in discrete locations on the discontinuous gold film and coupled to the discontinuous gold film, whereby near-infrared fluorescence emission caused by an analyte captured by a capture agent is enhanced by the discontinuous gold film.

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