Surface Generated Acoustic Wave Biosensors for the Detection of Pathogens: A Review

Sensors

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 5740-5769

  Rocha Gaso, María Isabel ^a   March Iborra, Carmen ^a   Montoya Baides, Ángel ^a   Arnau Vives, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acoustic Plate Modes (APM); Biosensors; Love Wave; Pathogen agents; Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW)

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; BIOSENSORS; PATHOGENS; SHEAR FLOW;

ACOUSTIC PLATE MODE; ACOUSTIC PLATE MODES; ACOUSTICS WAVES; BIOSENSING APPLICATIONS; LOVE WAVE; PATHOGEN AGENT; SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE; SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WAVE TECHNOLOGIES;

ACOUSTIC WAVES;

EID: 85126151667     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s90705740     Document Type: Review

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