This paper reviews fundamentals of optical affinity biosensors based on plasmonic
nanostructures and discusses recent advances in the development of this technology …

The special features that liposome-based drug delivery systems have shown are useful in
solving biological and pharmacodynamic hurdles. Features such as biodegradability and …

Nanopores enable label-free detection and analysis of single biomolecules. Here, we
investigate DNA translocations through a novel type of plasmonic nanopore based on a gold …

The emergence of unintentional poisoning and uncontrolled vector diseases have
contributed to sensor technologies development, leading to the more effective detection of …

Extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) is a term that refers to electromagnetic resonances
through sets of subwavelength apertures in either a flat or a corrugated metal film, providing …

A review of sensing applications based on plasmonic nanopores is given. Many new types
of plasmonic nanopores have recently been fabricated, including pores penetrating …

The advent of single-molecule probing techniques has revolutionized the biomedical and
life science fields and has spurred the development of a new class of labs-on-chip based on …

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based optical biosensors offer real-time and label-free
analysis of protein interactions, which has extensively contributed to the discovery and …

Optical biosensors based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) in metallic thin films are
currently standard tools for measuring molecular binding kinetics and affinities–an important …

A plasmonic nanohole sensor for virus-like particle capture and virucidal drug evaluation is
reported. Using a materials-selective surface functionalization scheme, passive …