Optical microcavities that confine light in high-Q resonance promise all of the capabilities
required for a successful next-generation microsystem biodetection technology. Label-free …

Optical sensors represent a vitally important class of analytical tools that have been used to
provide chemical information ranging from analyte concentration and binding kinetics to …

Increasing interest has been paid to label-free biosensors in recent years. Among them,
refractive index (RI) optical biosensors enable high density and the chip-scale integration of …

Optical resonator biosensors are emerging as one of the most sensitive microsystem
biodetection technology that does not require amplification or labeling of the analyte. This …

Whispering gallery mode resonators (WGMRs) have achieved significant results due to their
unique properties such as extremely small mode volume, ultra‐high quality (Q) factor, fast …

Optical microcavities with whispering‐gallery modes (WGMs) have large potential and, in
particular, those with a tubular geometry have attracted increasing attention due to their …

DNA methylation has the potential to be a clinically important biomarker in cancer. This
communication reports a real-time and label-free biosensing strategy for DNA methylation …

A review of hollow core whispering gallery resonators (WGRs) is given. After a short
introduction to the topic of whispering gallery resonators we provide a description of …

Label-free sensors based on electrical, mechanical and optical transduction methods have
potential applications in numerous areas of society, ranging from healthcare to …

The recent development of sophisticated techniques capable of detecting extremely low
concentrations of circulating tumor biomarkers in accessible body fluids, such as blood or …