Resonant sensor capable of wireless interrogation
First Claim
1. A resonant sensor for detecting a specific environmental analyte, the resonant sensor comprising a top conductive layer of two ground conductors and a center signal line, a bottom conductive layer of two ground lines shunted together by a shunt line and a sensing layer positioned between the top conductive layer and the bottom conductive layer, wherein:
- the shunt line has a non-linear pattern adding inductance to the shunt line;
a capacitive area is created by the overlap of the center signal line of the top conductive layer and the shunt line of the bottom conductive layer; and
a change in electrical properties of the sensing layer in response to binding of the specific environmental analyte with the sensing layer produces a corresponding change in capacitance or leakage conductance between the top conductive layer and the bottom conductive layer or between the center signal line and the ground line, the corresponding change indicating the detection of the specific environmental analyte.
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Abstract
A resonant sensor for detecting a specific environmental analyte is presented. The resonant sensor comprises a top conductive layer of two ground conductors and a center signal line, a bottom conductive layer of two ground lines shunted together by a shunt line and a sensing layer positioned between the top conductive layer and the bottom conductive layer. A capacitor is created by the overlap of the center signal line of the top conductive layer and the shunt line of the bottom conductive layer. Electrical properties of the sensing layer change in response to binding the specific environmental analyte with the sensing layer. The sensing layer can be an electro-optic polymer. Nanoparticles or carbon nanotubes can be dispersed within the sensing layer to bind with the specific environmental analyte. An integrated antenna can be incorporated into to sensor to receive radio frequencies for wireless, passive sensing.
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1. A resonant sensor for detecting a specific environmental analyte, the resonant sensor comprising a top conductive layer of two ground conductors and a center signal line, a bottom conductive layer of two ground lines shunted together by a shunt line and a sensing layer positioned between the top conductive layer and the bottom conductive layer, wherein:
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the shunt line has a non-linear pattern adding inductance to the shunt line; a capacitive area is created by the overlap of the center signal line of the top conductive layer and the shunt line of the bottom conductive layer; and a change in electrical properties of the sensing layer in response to binding of the specific environmental analyte with the sensing layer produces a corresponding change in capacitance or leakage conductance between the top conductive layer and the bottom conductive layer or between the center signal line and the ground line, the corresponding change indicating the detection of the specific environmental analyte. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A resonant sensor for detecting a specific environmental analyte, the resonant sensor comprising a top conductive layer of two ground conductors and a center signal line, a bottom conductive layer of two ground lines shunted together by a shunt line and an electro-optic polymer sensing layer positioned between the top conductive layer and the bottom conductive layer, wherein:
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the shunt line has a non-linear pattern adding inductance to the shunt line; the electro-optic polymer sensing layer comprises gold nanoparticles embedded in the electro-optic polymer sensing layer; a capacitive area is created by the overlap of the center signal line of the top conductive layer and the shunt line of the bottom conductive layer; and a change in electrical properties of the electro-optic polymer sensing layer in response to binding of the specific environmental analyte with the gold nanoparticles embedded within the electro-optic polymer sensing layer produces a corresponding change in capacitance or leakage conductance between the top conductive layer and the bottom conductive layer or between the center signal line and the ground line, the corresponding change indicating the detection of the specific environmental analyte. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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