Title : 
Breakthroughs in Photonics 2012: 2012 Breakthroughs in Lab-on-a-Chip and Optical Biosensors
         
        
            Author : 
DuVal, David ; Lechuga, L.M.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Nanobiosensors & Bioanalytical Applic. Group, CIN2, Barcelona, Spain
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We review the most important achievements published in 2012 in the field of lab-on-a-chip (LOC) and optical biosensors. We will specially focus on optical label-free biosensors and their implementation into lab-on-a-chip platforms, with an emphasis on manuscripts demonstrating bioanalytical applications.
         
        
            Keywords : 
biosensors; lab-on-a-chip; nanophotonics; optical sensors; plasmonics; reviews; LOC; bioanalytical applications; lab-on-a-chip; nanoplasmonic hybrid device; optical biosensors; review; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Transducers; Biosensors; integrated nanophotonic systems; waveguide devices;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Photonics Journal, IEEE
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/JPHOT.2013.2250943