NANOSTRUCTURED MICROBIAL SENSORS

摘要

The present invention relates to the detection of microbial organisms using non-toxic nanostructured sensors that change their physical or chemical properties upon detecting these microbial organisms. These sensors allow an unskilled person to rapidly detect the presence of microbial contamination.

主权项

1. A sensor for detecting the presence of microbial organisms, comprising nanostructures or nanostructured materials incorporated in bulk materials; the nanostructures or nanostructured materials being free of any coatings of specific analytes, antibodies, ligands, receptors or chemical labels; and the nanostructures or nanostructured materials being capable of changing their physical or chemical properties upon detection of microbial organisms.