IMPROVED MOLECULAR DETECTION SYSTEM

摘要

A molecular sensor that utilises dichroism can be used toidentify the presence of specific molecules in a substance. The molecular sensor includes a sensor element comprising (i) a scaffold moiety and (ii) one or more receptor molecules for the target molecule attached to the scaffold moiety to form a scaffold/receptor complex, wherein the scaffold/receptor complexis modified to incorporate a chromophore and the modified scaffold/receptor complex has a high aspect ratio.