Patent ID: 7741120
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: B82Y,C30B,G01N,H01F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting and analyzing biomolecules comprising: labeling biomolecules with a composite nanoparticle including (i) a core of a material selected from the group consisting of a magnetic material and an inorganic semiconductor; and, (ii) a shell of a material selected from the group consisting of an inorganic semiconductor and a magnetic material, wherein said core and said shell are of differing materials and said composite nanoparticle is characterized as having multifunctional properties including magnetic properties from said magnetic material and optical properties from said inorganic semiconductor material; manipulating said biomolecules through said magnetic properties of said composite nanoparticles; and, analyzing said biomolecules through said optical properties of said composite nanoparticle.