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and work to that effect is ongoing at the University of Connecticut. Designs for a miniatur-
ized sensor platform implementing the mutant matrix with both photochromokinetic and
photoelectric capabilities are also being developed.
Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the following funding organizations for their gener-
ous support of the research efforts described herein: The New York State Center for
Excellence in Infotonics UC-004-0007, Nation Science Foundation grants #NSF-0432151,
including REU support (JAS, RRB) and # NSF-0412387 (PB, RRB), and the Nation Institutes
of Health, NIH-GM34548 (RRB).
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