Patent ID: 9395305
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B82Y,G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A Raman scattering probe responsive to an excitation light beam at an excitation wavelength, comprising: an elongated capsule of nanometric size; multiple Raman-active molecules coupled to the capsule, said Raman-active molecules collectively exhibiting a Raman scattering response at a shifted wavelength when the probe is illuminated by the excitation light beam at the excitation wavelength, said Raman-active molecules being aligned along the elongated capsule such that said Raman scattering response is stronger than fluorescence noise from the Raman-active molecules at said shifted wavelength; and at least one functionalization chemical group that is attached to an exterior of the elongated capsule and that enables a connection between the capsule and a target material.