Dual-Mode Electro-photonic Silicon Biosensors

• Main Author: Juan Colás, José (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Electrochemistry.; Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.

This highly interdisciplinary thesis reports ontwo innovative photonic biosensors that combine multiple simultaneous measurements to provide unique insights into the activity and structure of surface immobilized biological molecules. In addition, it presents a new silicon photonic biosensor that exp...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Fundamentals of Label-Free Biosensing
• Fabrication and Experimental Techniques
• The Electro-photonic Silicon Biosensor
• Study and Application of Electrografted Layers of Diazonium Ions
• Tailoring Light-matter Interaction for Quantification of Biological and Molecular Layers
• Conclusions and Outlook.