| Literature DB >> 12452569 |
Samuel P Mickan1, Abdellah Menikh, Haibo Liu, Carmen A Mannella, Robert MacColl, Derek Abbott, Jesper Munch, X C Zhang.
Abstract
We report the first use of differential terahertz time-domain spectroscopy for bioaffinity sensing. Binding is observed by measuring the transmission of a thin layer of biotin bound to the sensor protein avidin. We demonstrate the THz wave transmission of a sub-micron-thick film and sensitivity to 0.1 microg cm(-2) of biotin. These results point the way for a host of biosensor applications using T-rays, or pulsed far-infrared (FIR) radiation.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12452569 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/21/317
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Med Biol ISSN: 0031-9155 Impact factor: 3.609