Patent ID: 11871895
Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  B | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) reporter nanoplex comprising a compound of the formula:, wherein:
L is a linker; and
Ⓢ is a SERS tag;

wherein the SERS tag comprises at least one Raman reporter molecule disposed between a gold nanostar and a silica layer on its surface, wherein the at least one Raman reporter molecule is selected from 4-nitrothiophenol (NTP), 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (MBA), malachite green isothiocyanate (MGITC), and rhodamine B isothiocyanate (RBITC).