Title :
Label-free optical sensing of proteins with porous silicon microcavities
Author :
Ouyang, Huimin ; Viard, Romain ; Fauchet, Philippe M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a label free optical biosensor based on macroporous silicon microcavity. The biosensor is tested and characterized by using the streptavidin-biotin couple as a model system.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biosensors; micro-optics; microcavities; molecular biophysics; optical sensors; porous semiconductors; proteins; label free optical biosensor; macroporous silicon microcavity; proteins; streptavidin-biotin couple; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Current density; Etching; Microcavities; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Proteins; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201971
