Patent ID: 11867699
Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  C  B | IPC B  C  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for detecting an analyte in a sample, including a step of contacting said analyte with a nanoparticle to facilitate binding thereto, wherein the nanoparticle comprises:
(i) a core;
(ii) pores extending radially from said core and being defined by spaces between an array of dendritic spikes radiating outwardly from a surface of the core, wherein the pores have an average pore size of between about 10 nm and about 20 nm;
(iii) a binding agent for binding the analyte; and
(iv) a detection agent immobilized within said pores;, to thereby detect said analyte.