Abstract
In surface plasmon imaging, a sample is placed on a glass prism that has been coated with a metal film, usually gold. When illuminated at the appropriate angle, plasmons are generated in the gold surface and there is both a sharp dip in the reflectivity of the gold and a strong phase shift in the reflected light. The plasmon angle is very sensitive to the conditions on the gold surface, which makes it potentially very useful in label-free biological measurements, where the amount of a particular protein in a sample can be determined by how much binds to antibodies printed on the gold surface and changes the local surface properties.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2011 Functional Optical Imaging, FOI 2011 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2011 Functional Optical Imaging, FOI 2011 - Ningbo, China Duration: 3 Dec 2011 → 4 Dec 2011 |
Conference
Conference | 2011 Functional Optical Imaging, FOI 2011 |
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Country/Territory | China |
City | Ningbo |
Period | 3/12/11 → 4/12/11 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition