Title :
Biosensing using long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguides
Author :
Krupin, O. ; Berini, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biol. & Chem. Eng., Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Surface plasmon waveguides consisting of Au stripes in microfluidic channels are highly suitable as biosensors. They are capable of detecting analyte of mass over a very large dynamic range (cells to proteins) with competitive sensitivity.
Keywords :
biosensors; cellular biophysics; gold; microfluidics; optical waveguides; polaritons; proteins; surface plasmons; Au; Au stripes; analyte detection; biosensors; cells; long-range waveguides; microfluidic channels; proteins; surface plasmon-polariton waveguides; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Banff, AB
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1511-2
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2012.6318780
