Title :
Characterizing printed protein biolayers using adaptive spinning-disk interferometry
Author :
Peng, Leilei ; Varma, Manoj M. ; Nolte, David D. ; Regnier, Fred E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
The optical thickness and refractive index of a monolayer of protein, printed using soft lithography on glass, is measured by spinning-disk adaptive homodyne detection, a sensitive new materials characterization tool, and validated by AFM.
Keywords :
atomic force microscopy; bio-optics; biological techniques; homodyne detection; light interferometry; molecular biophysics; monolayers; printing; proteins; refractive index; soft lithography; AFM; adaptive spinning-disk interferometry; homodyne detection; optical thickness; printed protein biolayers; protein monolayer; refractive index; soft lithography; Adaptive optics; Biomedical optical imaging; Glass; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Proteins; Refractive index; Soft lithography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202267
