Title :
Opto-nanofluidic biosensing and manipulation using nanoholes in metal films
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Abstract :
Dramatically faster surface-based optical sensing is demonstrated using nanohole arrays in a metal film as nanofluidic channels to overcome diffusion bottlenecks. In another experiment, 50-nm dielectric particles are trapped with milliwatt powers using a nanohole.
Keywords :
biosensors; dielectric materials; diffusion; metallic thin films; nanobiotechnology; nanofluidics; optical sensors; surface plasmon resonance; dielectric particles; diffusion bottlenecks; metal films; milliwatt powers; nanofluidic channels; nanohole arrays; nanohole manipulation; opto-nanofluidic biosensing; size 50 nm; surface-based optical sensing; Charge carrier processes; Metals; Optical arrays; Optical films; Optical saturation; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730059
