PATENTS

9. Yiping Zhao and Xiaobin Du, "Method of Melamine detection and quantification," US Patent # 8,107,070.

8. R. A. Dluhy, R. A. Tripp, Y.-P. Zhao, and J. Driskell, “Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) systems for the detection of viruses and and methods of use thereof,” US Patent #7,940,387.

7. Duncan C.Krause, Suzanne Marie Larkin Hennigan, Richard A. Dluhy, Jeremy Driskell,Yiping Zhao, and Ralph A. Tripp, "Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) systems for the detection of bacteria and methods of use thereof ," US Patent #7889334.

6. Yiping Zhao, Richard A. Dluhy, Ralph A. Tripp,Yao-wen Huang, Hsiao Yun Chu, and Liu, Yongjun, "Methods of use for surface enhanced raman spectroscopy (SERS) systems for the detection of bacteria," US Patent #7880876.

5. Y.-P. Zhao, R. A. Dluhy, R. A. Tripp, S. Chaney, and S. Shanmukh, “Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) systems, substrates, fabrication thereof, and methods of use thereof,” US Patent #7,738,096

4. Y.-P. Zhao and J.-G. Fan, “Structures having aligned nanorods and methods of making,” US Patent #7,658,991.

3. Y.-P. Zhao and Y.-J. Liu, “Fiber Optic SERS sensor systems and SERS probes,”US Patent #7,656,525.

2. Y.-P. Zhao, R. A. Dluhy, R. A. Tripp, S. Chaney, and S. Shanmukh, “Novel virus biosensors based on nanostructured SERS probes,” US Patent #7,583,379.

1. Y.-P. Zhao, Y.-C. Chen, N. R. Raravikar, X.-C. Zhang , P. M. Ajayan, T.-M. Lu, and G.-C. Wang, “ An ultrafast all-optical switch using single-walled carbon nanotube polymer composites. ” US Patent #6,782,154.