The use of porous silicon (PSi) as a sensor for detection of various analytes is reviewed. The
optical or electrical properties of PSi are key sensing parameters that have been used in …

Since its first demonstration as a promising material for molecular detection two decades
ago, porous silicon (PSi) has become a commercially viable optical biosensor platform …

Porous Si exhibits a number of properties that make it an attractive material for controlled
drug delivery applications: The electrochemical synthesis allows construction of tailored …

Biosensor research is a rapidly expanding field with an immense market potential spanning
a broad spectrum of applications including biomedical diagnostics, environmental …

Porous silicon has been established as an excellent sensing platform for the optical
detection of hazardous chemicals and biomolecular interactions such as DNA hybridization …

Photonic crystal (PC) based bioassay techniques have many advantages in sensitive
biomolecular screening, label‐free detection, real‐time monitoring of enzyme activity, cell …

Selective transport in nanochannels (protein-based ion channels) is already used in living
systems for electrical signaling in nerves and muscles, and this natural behavior is being …

Here, chemical sensors made from porous Si are reviewed, with an emphasis on systems
that harness photoluminescence and related energy‐and charge‐transfer mechanisms …

Colourimetric sensors and indicators are widely used because of their low cost and
simplicity. A significant challenge associated with the design of this type of device is that the …

A new aptamer microarray method on the TiO2–porous silicon (PSi) surface was developed
to simultaneously screen multiplex mycotoxins. The TiO2 nanolayer on the surface of PSi …