Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors utilize refractive index changes to sensitively
detect mass changes at noble metal sensor surface interfaces. As such, they have been …

Protein–protein interactions are essential for nearly all cellular processes. Therefore, an
important goal of post-genomic research for defining gene function and understanding the …

The dipeptide amphiphile Fmoc-Leu-Gly-OH has been induced to self-assemble into thin
surface-supported hydrogel gel films and gap-spanning hydrogel membranes. The …

Biosensors are important tools in fields of biophysics, biochemistry, and biomedical
engineering because they provide a platform for the detection of various analytes. Currently …

On the basis of an analysis of current views about plasmonics a conceptual examination of
propagating surface plasmon resonance (SPR) in relation to the basic mechanisms and …

Modern bio-chemical sensors rely on functional interfacial architectures with well-defined
structural nano-motifs over a physical transducer. Gold-coated interfaces are of particular …

The availability of large collections of small-molecule inhibitors of protein interactions would
bear a tremendous impact both on academic and therapeutic research. The past recent …

The refractive index sensitivity (RIS) of a localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)
transducer is one of the key parameters determining its effectiveness in sensing …

The sensitivity of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) transducers depends on the thickness
and spatial organization of interfacial structures at their surfaces. This is because the …

Direct detection of biological transformations of single living cells in vivo has been
performed by the advanced combination of local topographic imaging by Atomic Force …