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Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensing

  • Marek Piliarik
  • Hana Vaisocherová
  • Jiří Homola
Protocol
Part of the Methods in Molecular Biology™ book series (MIMB, volume 503)

Summary

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors belong to label-free optical biosensing technologies. The SPR method is based on optical measurement of refractive index changes associated with the binding of analyte molecules in a sample to biorecognize molecules immobilized on the SPR sensor. Since late 1990's, SPR biosensors have become the main tool for the study of biomolecular interactions both in life science and pharmaceutical research. In addition, they have been increasingly applied in the detection of chemical and biological substances in important areas such as medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, food safety and security. This chapter reviews the main principles of SPR biosensor technology and discusses applications of this technology for rapid, sensitive and specific detection of chemical and biological analytes.

Key words

Optical biosensors Affinity biosensing Biorecognition elements Detection of chemical and biological species Bioassays 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Marek Piliarik
    • 1
  • Hana Vaisocherová
    • 1
  • Jiří Homola
    • 1
  1. 1.Institute of Photonics and ElectronicsAcademy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicPragueCzech Republic

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