Optical amplification of molecular interactions using liquid crystals
CA 2334238 A1 · Owner: Abbott, Nicholas L. · Inventors: Dubrovsky, Timothy B.; Abbott, Nicholas L.; Gupta, Vinay K.
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Interactions between molecules which are components of self-assembled monolayers and other molecules can be amplified and transduced into an optical signal through the use of a mesogenic layer. The invention provides a device and methods for detecting analytes. The device comprises a substrate onto which a self-assembled monolayer is attached and a mesogenic layer which is anchored by the self-assembled monolayer. The mesogenic layer undergoes a change in conformation in response to the molecular interaction.
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- Filed June 4, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 4, 2019.
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