High-Q polymer-coated microspheres for immunosensing applications

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 14694-14699

  Soria, S ^a,b   Baldini, F ^a   Berneschi, S ^a   Cosi, F ^a   Giannetti, A ^a   Nunzi Conti, G ^a   Pelli, S ^a   Righini, G C ^a   Tiribilli, B ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; IMMUNOSENSORS; LACTIC ACID; MICROSPHERES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; SILICA;

3-AMINOPROPYL TRIMETHOXYSILANE; COVALENT BINDING; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; HIGH QUALITY FACTORS; MICRO RESONATORS; MICROSPHERICAL RESONATORS; POLY L LACTIC ACID; SILICA MICROSPHERES;

POLYMERS;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LACTIC ACID; METHYLMETHACRYLATE METHACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER; METHYLMETHACRYLATE-METHACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER; MICROSPHERE; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LACTIC ACID; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSPHERES; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 69049094998     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.014694     Document Type: Article

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