Optical detection of single non-absorbing molecules using the surface plasmon resonance of a gold nanorod

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 379-382

  Zijlstra, Peter ^a   Paulo, Pedro M R ^a   Orrit, Michel ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; GOLD COATINGS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULES; NANORODS; PLASMONICS; PLASMONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE REACTIONS;

DIRECT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL DETECTION; PLASMON RESONANCES; PLASMON SENSORS; PLASMONIC DETECTIONS; PRECIPITATION REACTION; SPECTRAL DIFFUSION; STATE OF THE ART;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

BIOTIN; GOLD; NANOPARTICLE; NANOROD; RECEPTOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEVICES; DIFFUSION; MONITORING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REFRACTION INDEX; SENSOR; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84863684682     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.51     Document Type: Article

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