A review of fiber-optic biosensors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 688-703

  Leung, Angela ^a   Shankar, P Mohana ^a   Mutharasan, Raj ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Evanescent field; Immunosensors; Refractive index; Transmission

Indexed keywords

EVANESCENT FIELDS; TAPERED FIBER-OPTIC BIOSENSORS (TFOBS);

BIODIVERSITY; CELL CULTURE; FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS; IMMUNOLOGY; PROTEINS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

BIOSENSORS;

EID: 34447646462     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2007.03.010     Document Type: Review

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