Patent SG-11201810182Y-A (SG)
Title: Optical microfiber sensor
Inventor: YONG KEN TYE
IPC: G01N21/41
Filed: 2017-05-11
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 11110111101110101011111010111001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\"\" WO 2017/200485 Al 23 November 2017 (23.11.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every GO1N 21/41 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (21) International Application Number: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, PCT/SG2017/050247 CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (22) International Filing Date: HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, 11 May 2017 (11.05.2017) KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, (25) Filing Language: English PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (26) Publication Language: English SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, (30) Priority Data: TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. 10201603888V 16 May 2016 (16.05.2016) SG (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (71) Applicant: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UNIVERSITY [SG/SG]; 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 639798 (SG). TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (72) Inventors: YONG, Ken Tye; c/o Nanyang Technological EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (SG). MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TJIN, Swee Chuan; c/o Nanyang Technological Universi- TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, _ ty, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (SG). JI, Wen KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Bin; c/o Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang — Avenue, Singapore 639798 (SG). YAP, Hui Kit Stephanie; Declarations under Rule 4.17: = c/o Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Av- — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) = enue, Singapore 639798 (SG). Published: (74) Agent: ONG, Lucille Frances, Kheng Lu; Marks & Clerk — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) = — Singapore LLP, Tanjong Pagar, P 0 Box 636, Singapore 910816 (SG). = = (54) Title: OPTICAL MICROFIBER SENSOR = = = 10 = 1 = = 41 12,20 30 42 = = Td Tu = — :Co . = 111Wall iri l Ws • '14411111111. — 1-1 Ls GC L 71- C::) Fig. 1 ei (57) : An optical microfiber sensor comprising a functionalized surface having a compound attached thereto, the compound 1-1 selected to react in accordance with a specific property of a liquid in which the functionalized surface is immersed, wherein reaction of 0 el the compound changes effective refractive index of the optical microfiber sensor. The optical microfiber sensor being used for heavy metal ion and biomarker detection, wherein the compound comprises a chelating agent and an antibody for the respective detection 0 of heavy metal ion and biomarker.