Title :
Hybrid nanoparticle biomarkers in Near-Field Optical Microscopy
Author :
El-Kork, Nayla ; Shubair, Raed M. ; Moretti, Paul ; Jacquier, Bernard
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., Khalifa Univ. of Sci., Technol. & Res., Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
We report Near Field Optical Microscopy and spectroscopy of hybrid nanoparticles. They exhibit luminescence properties suitable for their use as biological markers. A direct application is demonstrated: Hybrid Nanoparticle Biosensors.
Keywords :
biosensors; luminescence; nanobiotechnology; nanoparticles; near-field scanning optical microscopy; biological markers; hybrid nanoparticle biomarkers; hybrid nanoparticle biosensors; luminescence; near field optical spectroscopy; near-field optical microscopy; Biomedical optical imaging; Gold; Nanobioscience; Nanoparticles; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), 2011 18th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beirut
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1845-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1844-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2011.6122241
