Title :
An optical fibre protein sensor
Author :
Schartner, Erik P. ; Ruan, Yinlan ; Hoffmann, Peter ; Monro, Tanya M.
Author_Institution :
Centre of Expertise in Photonics, Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the detection of proteins utilizing fluorescent nanocrystals within an optical fibre. The protein concentration within an aqueous solution inside a soft glass microstructured optical fibre is measured using a new fluorescence capture sensing approach.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; fluorescence; molecular biophysics; proteins; aqueous solution; fluorescence capture sensing; fluorescent nanocrystals; optical fibre protein sensor; protein concentration; soft glass; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Fluorescence; Glass; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Proteins; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519100
