Patent ID: 7629174

Claim:
An analyte detector comprising: a substrate having a surface; a self-assembled monolayer comprising a plurality of molecules bonded to the surface, the molecules having a structure (I): wherein, R is a ligand bonded to the surface of the device; R 1 is a (C 10 -C 24 ) alkylene, or (C 10 -C 24 ) alkenylene; R 2 is an (C 3 -C 14 ) cycloalkylene, (C 3 -C 14 ) heterocyclylene, (C 3 -C 24 ) arylene, or (C 3 -C 14 ) heteroarylene; and a liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, aligned on a top surface of the self-assembled monolayer, the liquid crystal molecule comprising a diol moiety that interacts with the molecule having a structure (I).