Title :
Single nucleic acid interactions monitored with optical microcavity biosensors
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
We have developed a label-free microcavity biosensing platform that is capable of monitoring single DNA molecules and their interaction kinetics, hence achieving an unprecedented sensitivity in the optical domain.
Keywords :
DNA; biochemistry; biosensors; chemical sensors; micro-optics; microcavities; microsensors; molecular biophysics; optical sensors; optical microcavity biosensors; single-DNA molecule monitoring; single-nucleic acid interaction kinetics; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; DNA; Microcavities; Monitoring; Optical sensors; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
