The single mode tapered optical fibre loop immunosensor

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 137-148

  Hale, Z M ^a   Payne, F P ^a   Marks, R S ^b   Lowe, C R ^b   Levine, M M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosensors; Optical fibre sensors; Optical fibres; Optics

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GAS LASERS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICS;

ARGON ION LASER; BIORECOGNITION EVENT; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENT DYE; OPTICAL FIBRE LOOP IMMUNOSENSOR; TETRAMETHYL RHODAMINE;

IMMUNOSENSORS;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IMMUNOASSAY; OPTICS;

EID: 0030061855     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0956-5663(96)83721-3     Document Type: Article

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