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Quasi-phase extraction-based surface plasmon resonance imaging method for coffee ring effect monitoring and biosensing

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Wavelength interrogation surface plasmon resonance imaging (WSPRi) sensing has unique advantages in high-throughput imaging detection. The refractive index resolution (RIR) of WSPRi is limited to the order of 10−6 RIU. This paper demonstrates a novel WSPRi sensing system with a wavelength scanning device of an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) and a low-cost speckle-free SPR excitation source of a halogen lamp. We developed a sensitive quasi-phase extraction method for data processing. The new technique achieved an RIR of 8.84×10−7 RIU, which is the first WSPRi system that has an RIR in the order of 10−7 RIU. Moreover, we performed a real-time recording of the formation of the coffee ring effect during brine evaporation and enhanced the biosensor performance of SPR for the first time. We believe the higher RIR and accuracy of the system will benefit more potential applications toward exploring the biomolecules’ behaviors in biological and biochemistry studies.

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This work was supported by the projects from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 62275164, 62275168, 11774071); the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation and Province Project (2021A1515011916); and the Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonics and Biophotonics (ZDSYS20210623092006020).

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  1. School of Physics & Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong, 510006, China

    Youjun Zeng, Zhaogang Nie, Dongyun Kai, Zhengqiang Yuan & Fangteng Zhang

  2. School of Physical Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China

    Zhaogang Nie

  3. State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China

    Jiajie Chen, Yonghong Shao & Weifu Kong

  4. Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, 999077, China

    Ho-Pui Ho

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Zeng, Y., Nie, Z., Kai, D. et al. Quasi-phase extraction-based surface plasmon resonance imaging method for coffee ring effect monitoring and biosensing. Anal Bioanal Chem 415, 5735–5743 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-023-04854-w

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