Silicon nitride (Si3N4) is an industrial ceramic used in spinal fusion and maxillofacial
reconstruction. Maximizing bone formation and minimizing bacterial infection are desirable …

This work reviews our recent progress in development of novel optical methods of detection
of mycotoxins in direct assay with either specific antibodies or aptamers. The main method in …

Early and efficient disease diagnosis with low-cost point-of-care devices is gaining
importance for personalized medicine and public health protection. Within this context …

Nanotechnology has become important in various disciplines of technology and science. It
has proven to be a potential candidate for various applications ranging from biosensors to …

Understanding the interactions between silicon-based materials and proteins from the
bloodstream is of key importance in a myriad of realms, such as the design of nanofluidic …

Some predictions concerning the technological expansion for the multisensor systems are
made based on the analysis of the state-of-the-art Electronic Nose technology and …

A planar waveguide (PW) immunosensor working as a polarisation interferometer was
developed for the detection of mycotoxin zearalenone (ZON). The main element of the …

The ability to select definite and unique selectivity profile from a variety of molecular organic
materials predetermines their using as sensitive layers for cross-selective sensor massifs …

This work reports on further development of an optical biosensor for the in vitro detection of
mycotoxins (in particular, aflatoxin B1) using a highly sensitive planar waveguide transducer …

The irreversible adsorption of proteins on artificial surfaces plays an important role in a wide
variety of practical problems. The simple analytical models based on definite concepts …