Title :
Biophotonics based on liquid crystals: development of new principles suitable for profiling of regulatory signaling proteins
Author :
Abbott, Nicholas L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated this new principle for optical detection of biomolecular interactions at surfaces by exploiting self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of organosulfur compounds formed on the surface of films of gold with anisotropic nanometer-scale roughness
Keywords :
biosensors; liquid crystal devices; monolayers; nanostructured materials; nematic liquid crystals; proteins; rough surfaces; self-assembly; anisotropic nanometer-scale roughness; biomolecular interactions; biophotonics; biosensors; gold films; liquid crystals; optical detection; organosulfur compounds; regulatory signaling proteins; self-assembled monolayers; surfaces; Biomedical optical imaging; Biophotonics; Geometrical optics; Gold; Liquid crystals; Optical detectors; Optical films; Rough surfaces; Self-assembly; Surface roughness;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969304
