"Smart Dust," or Porous Silicon Photonic Crystals
In addition to those mentioned above, the researchers are currently exploring other biological applications, such as controlled drug release, biomedical implants, artificial organs, and cell-based experimentation platforms.
UC San Diego researchers have developed a new nanotechnology, smart dust, that has state-of-the-art applications in almost every field of use, including biological sensing, screening, and communications technology. The invention utilizes micron-sized particles of silicon that have been etched and then chemically modified in such a way that each individual particle has its own addressable identity. This feature allows one to use thousands of the particles together, each with its own “tag,” for high-sensitivity chemical or biological sensing, diagnostics, and low- and high-throughput screening of biomolecular compounds.
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Intellectual Property Info This technology is available for licensing, sponsored research, or both. Further information can be obtained under a confidentiality agreement. Related Materials Tech ID/UC Case 19578/2004-032-0 Related Cases 2004-032-0, 1997-064-4, 2002-075-2, 2003-257-2, 2003-182-2, 2003-214-2
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