by Matthew Luchansky | Nov 23, 2011 | 2011 News, Publications, Scientific Publications
Introduction 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 microscopic imaging and molecular structure. Optical sensors utilize a...
by Melinda McClellan | Nov 11, 2011 | 2011 News, Publications, Scientific Publications
Abstract Viruses represent a continual threat to humans through a number of mechanisms, which include disease, bioterrorism, and destruction of both plant and animal food resources. Many contemporary techniques used for the detection of viruses and viral infections...
by ACS - Abraham Qavi | Aug 12, 2011 | 2011 News, Publications, Scientific Publications
Abstract We report a sensitive, label-free method for detecting single-stranded DNA and discriminating between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) using arrays of silicon photonic microring resonators. In only a 10 min assay, DNA is detected at subpicomole levels...
by Abraham Qavi | Jun 29, 2011 | 2011 News, Publications, Scientific Publications
Abstract In this paper, we present a method for the ultrasensitive detection of microRNAs (miRNAs) utilizing an antibody that specifically recognizes DNA:RNA heteroduplexes, using a silicon photonic microring resonator array transduction platform. Microring resonator...
by Matthew Luchansky | Jun 21, 2011 | Scientific Publications
Abstract We demonstrate a three-step assay on a silicon photonic microring resonator-based detection platform that enables the quantitation of the cardiac biomarker C-reactive protein (CRP) over a dynamic range spanning six orders of magnitude. Using antibody-modified...
by Ryan Bailey | Jun 2, 2011 | Scientific Publications
Abstract The ability to determine expression levels of multiple genetic and/or proteomic signatures simultaneously from the same sample volume is of tremendous importance in a wide range of biomedical applications including disease diagnostics, drug discovery, and...
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