Title :
Biochemical sensors using high-Q polymer microring resonators fabricated by an imprinting technique
Author :
Cbao, C.-Y. ; Fung, Wayne ; Guo, L. Jay
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
High Q-factor polymer microrings, fabricated using imprinting technique, were demonstrated as biochemical sensors. They could provide label-free detection and capability of detecting small and large biomolecules with a detection limit as small as 250 pg/mm2.
Keywords :
Q-factor; biochemistry; biosensors; chemical sensors; micromechanical resonators; molecular biophysics; nanolithography; optical resonators; optical sensors; polymers; soft lithography; Q-factor; biochemical sensor; biomolecules; imprinting technique; label-free detection; polymer microring resonator; Biosensors; Chemical and biological sensors; Chemical sensors; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Q factor;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201970
