Systems and methods for the detection of biomolecules

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PATENT NO 10663463
APP PUB NO 20170023557A1
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15124743

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A system and method for the detection and quantification of biomolecules by measuring a piezoelectric signal is described. The system comprises a plurality of elongate zinc oxide nanowires mounted generally parallel to each another on a semi conductive silicon substrate. The free ends of the nanowires are provided with biomolecules that are capable of associating with complementary biomolecules within a biological or water sample. Following incubation of the system in a sample, the association of molecules of interest with the immobilised biomolecules on the system results in the displacement of the zinc oxide nanowires. The displacement of the nanowires produces a piezoelectric voltage signal that is useful in diagnosing a pathogenic infection or the contamination of a sample.

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STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITYADMIN B VICTORIA STREET STELLENBOSCH 7600

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Dicks, Leon Milner Theodore Stellenbosch, ZA 10 44
Nevwling, Deon Stellenbosch, ZA 1 1
Perold, Willem Jacobus Somerset West, ZA 4 3
Van, Den Heever Thomas Stanley Somerset West, ZA 3 1

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