Engineering vertically interrogated interferometric sensors for optical label-free biosensing

R Casquel, M Holgado, MF Laguna… - Analytical and …, 2020 - Springer
In this work, we review the technology of vertically interrogated optical biosensors from the
point of view of engineering. Vertical sensors present several advantages in the fabrication …

High aspect-ratio sub-500 nm UV-PDMS bilayer stamps by means of hybrid thermal-ultraviolet curing for resonant nanopillars fabrication through soft UV-NIL

L Tramarin, R Casquel, I Mañueco… - Microelectronic …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel protocol for the fabrication of bilayer stamps for soft UV-NIL is presented. The
patterned layer is composed of a commercially available UV-curable PDMS, while a quartz …

Design and characterization of ITO-covered resonant Nanopillars for dual optical and electrochemical sensing

L Tramarin, R Casquel, J Gil-Rostra… - Chemosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work we present a dual optical and electrochemical sensor based on SiO2/Si3N4
resonant nanopillars covered with an indium tin oxide (ITO) thin film. A 25–30 nm thick ITO …

Development towards compact nitrocellulose-based interferometric biochips for dry eye MMP9 label-free in-situ diagnosis

B Santamaría, MF Laguna, D López-Romero… - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
A novel compact optical biochip based on a thin layer-sensing surface of nitrocellulose is
used for in-situ label-free detection of metalloproteinase (MMP9) related to dry eye disease …

Bulk sensing performance comparison between silicon dioxide and resonant high aspect ratio nanopillars arrays fabricated by means of interference lithography

I Cornago, AL Hernández, R Casquel… - Optical Materials …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
In this work we present the refractive index sensing performance comparison between
resonant (R-NPs) and silicon dioxide (SiO_2-NPs) high-aspect ratio nano-pillars arrays …

Resonant nanopillars arrays for label-free biosensing

AL Hernández, R Casquel, M Holgado, I Cornago… - Optics letters, 2016 - opg.optica.org
In our previous work we demonstrated for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, the
experimental capability of resonant nanopillars (R-NP) arrays as biochemical transducers. In …

Optical sensor based on periodic array of resonant nanopillars for real time monitoring

F Fernández, P Ciaurriz, I Cornago, R Casquel… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Here we present the real time response of a recently reported optical transducer, a periodic
array of resonant nanopillars (R-NP). The signal of the sensor was obtained with a common …

A novel data processing technique for expert resonant nano-pillars transducers: A case study measuring ethanol in water and wine liquid matrices

S Quintero, R Marino, JM Lanza-Gutierrez… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a novel readout methodology for improving the performance of
Refractive Index (RI) based photonic transducers. Specifically, the authors focus on an …

Optical vapor sensors based on periodic resonant nanopillar structures

S Quintero, R Casquel, MF Laguna, M Holgado - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this work, it is reported for the first time the use of a network of periodic optical resonant
nanopillars for sensing vapors of volatile organic components. In particular, this work …

How the surrounding environment affects the biosensing performance of resonant nanopillars arrays: Under dry conditions or immersed in fluid

AL Hernández, R Casquel, M Holgado… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work we demonstrate the advantage of performing the biosensing process of a
refractive index optical biosensor under dry conditions, in comparison with the biosensing …