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20110140085 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING SELF-ALIGNING ARRANGEMENTS ON SEMICONDUCTORS - Methods for fabricating self-aligned heterostructures and semiconductor arrangements using silicon nanowires are described. | 06-16-2011 |
20110207137 | METHODS FOR MEASURING SAMPLES USING CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - Methods for measuring and analyzing biological or chemical samples using consumer electronic devices and systems are described. Moreover, an accessory to enable using devices such as cell phones and smartphones with fluidic illumination chambers are described. | 08-25-2011 |
20110210811 | INTEGRATED PASSIVE IRON SHIMS IN SILICON - A magnetic apparatus having at least one magnetic shim situated between faces of two permanent magnets. The magnetic shim helps to make the magnetic field that is accessible between the two permanent magnets a more uniform field. The magnetic shim is constructed on a thinned semiconductor wafer, such as silicon, by photolithographically defining locations on the wafer where magnetic material, such as iron or iron-nickel materials, are deposited. The shim can additional have photolihographically defined coil regions, in which conductive material such as copper can be deposited. Current contacts are provided to allow currents to be passed through the coil regions. Protective layers can be deposited to protect the deposited metals from mechanical or environmental damage. | 09-01-2011 |
20120026509 | ON-CHIP PHASE MICROSCOPE/BEAM PROFILER BASED ON DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST AND/OR SURFACE PLASMON ASSISTED INTERFERENCE - A differential interference contrast (DIC) determination device and method utilizes an illumination source, a layer having a pair of two apertures that receive illumination from the illumination source, and a photodetector to receive Young's interference from the illumination passing through the pair of two apertures. In addition, a surface wave assisted optofluidic microscope and method utilize an illumination source, a fluid channel having a layer with at least one aperture as a surface, and a photodetector that receives a signal based on the illumination passing through the aperture. The layer is corrugated (e.g., via fabrication) and parameters of the corrugation optimize the signal received on the photodetector. | 02-02-2012 |
20120080361 | PARTICULATE NANOSORTING STACK - Methods and devices for isolating and sorting nanoparticles are disclosed herein. Nanopores of a desired size can be formed in silicon dioxide membranes and used as filters to separate nanoparticles. Devices are also provided herein for sorting nanoparticles with multiple filters having various sized nanopores. | 04-05-2012 |
20120085648 | MICROFLUIDIC FLUID SEPARATOR AND RELATED METHODS - A microfluidic fluid separator for separating target components of a fluid by filtration is described. Methods for separating target components of a fluid by filtration and methods for processing blood on a large scale with the microfluidic fluid separator are provided. | 04-12-2012 |
20120091235 | HANDHELD LOW PRESSURE MECHANICAL CELL LYSIS DEVICE WITH SINGLE CELL RESOLUTION - Apparatus and methods for mechanical cell lysis with single cell resolution which requires very low applied pressure. The device can be handheld, simple to operate, requires no external power except for hand-applied pressure via a syringe, and is applicable to all cell types including yeast and bacterial cells. The device is also capable of mechanically lysing a single cell. A single cell is selected from a biological sample of interest. The single cell is lysed by application of mechanical stress in a single cell lysing apparatus having a trap structure for deterministically capturing the cell and a stress raiser that cooperates with a source of mechanical stress so as to apply sufficient force to rupture a cell. The stress raiser can be a properly designed edge of the trap or it can be a lithographically produced structure such as a nanoblade or a nanopillar. | 04-19-2012 |
20120118739 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SEQUENCING NUCLEIC ACIDS - Methods and devices for sequencing nucleic acids are disclosed herein. Devices are also provided herein for measuring DNA with nano-pores sized to allow DNA to pass through the nano-pore. The capacitance can be measured for the DNA molecule passing through the nano-pore. The capacitance measurements can be correlated to determine the sequence of base pairs passing through the nano-pore to sequence the DNA. | 05-17-2012 |
20120153260 | CHEMICALLY-ETCHED NANOSTRUCTURES AND RELATED DEVICES - A method of etching active quantum nanostructures provides the step of laterally etching of an intermediate active quantum nanostructure layer interposed between cladding layers. The lateral etching can be carried out on at least one side of the intermediate active quantum nanostructure layer selectively, with respect to the cladding layers to define at least one lateral recess or spacing in the intermediate active quantum nanostructure layer and respective lateral protrusions of cladding layers protruding with respect to the intermediate active quantum nanostructure layer. This method can be applied to create devices including active quantum nanostructures such as, for example, three-dimensional photonic crystals, a photonic crystal double-slab and a photonic crystal laser. | 06-21-2012 |
20120161207 | CHEMICAL SENSING AND/OR MEASURING DEVICES AND METHODS - Methods for fabricating silicon nanowire chemical sensing devices, devices thus obtained, and methods for utilizing devices for sensing and measuring chemical concentration of selected species in a fluid are described. Devices may comprise a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) structure. | 06-28-2012 |
20120180882 | FLUIDIC DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHODS FOR MICROFLUIDICS - A method of fabricating a fluidic device comprises providing a fluidic device including a body having a surface and one or more channels located in the body. Recesses are defined on said surface. The one or more channels can have respective boundaries. A layer of adhesive including one or more panel-shaped pieces having a pattern based on the pattern of boundaries of the channels can be formed and applied on the surface of the body. It is further controlled that the layer of adhesive has respective boundaries surrounding the boundaries of the one or more channels. | 07-19-2012 |
20120250027 | Surface Wave Assisted Structures and Systems - A surface wave assisted system having an aperture layer with a surface and an aperture, and a plurality of grooves around the aperture. The plurality of grooves is configured to generate an optical transfer function at the aperture by inducing a surface wave for interfering with transmission of light of a range of spatial frequency. | 10-04-2012 |
20120264237 | METHODS FOR DESIGNING, FABRICATING, AND PREDICTING SHAPE FORMATIONS IN A MATERIAL - A method for designing, fabricating, and predicting a desired structure in and/or on a host material through defining etch masks and etching the host material is provided. The desired structure can be micro- or nanoscale structures, such as suspended nanowires and corresponding supporting pillars, and can be defined one layer at a time. Arbitrary desired structures can also be defined and obtained through etching. Further, given the desired structure, a starting structure can be predicted where etching of the starting structure yields the desired structure. | 10-18-2012 |
20130164754 | SAMPLE PREPARATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - Devices and system for preparing samples are described. Such devices can comprise fluidic chambers, reservoirs, and movable structures for controlling the movement of samples. The device can also comprise functional elements for performing specific operations. | 06-27-2013 |
20130267005 | MICROFLUIDIC FLUID SEPARATOR AND RELATED METHODS - A microfluidic fluid separator for separating target components of a fluid by filtration is described. Methods for separating target components of a fluid by filtration and methods for processing blood on a large scale with the microfluidic fluid separator are provided. | 10-10-2013 |
20130327645 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SEQUENCING NUCLEIC ACIDS - Methods and devices for sequencing nucleic acids are disclosed herein. Devices are also provided herein for measuring DNA with nano-pores sized to allow DNA to pass through the nano-pore. The capacitance can be measured for the DNA molecule passing through the nano-pore. The capacitance measurements can be correlated to determine the sequence of base pairs passing through the nano-pore to sequence the DNA. | 12-12-2013 |