Functionalized Microstructured Optical Fibers in Biophotonics
Timur Ermatov, Skoltech
Julia S. Skibina, SPE LLC Nanostructured Glass Technology
Roman E. Noskov, Tel Aviv University
Valery V. Tuchin, Saratov State University, Tomsk State University, Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Dmitry A. Gorin, Skoltech
Abstract
Microstructured optical fiber-based sensors (MOF) have been widely developed finding
numerous applications in various fields of photonics, biotechnology, and medicine. High sensitivity to the refractive index variation, arising from the strong interaction between a guided mode and an analyte in the test, makes MOF-based sensors ideal candidates for chemical and biochemical analysis of solutions with small volume and low concentration. Here, we review the modern techniques used for the modification of the fiber’s structure, which leads to an enhanced detection sensitivity, as well as the surface functionalization processes used for selective adsorption of target molecules. Novel functionalized MOF-based devices possessing these unique properties, emphasize the potential applications for fiber optics in the field of modern biophotonics, such as remote sensing, thermography,
refractometric measurements of biological liquids, detection of cancer proteins, and concentration analysis. In this talk, we discuss the approaches used for the functionalization of MOFs, with a focus on potential applications of the produced structures.
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Timur Ermatov
Skoltech
Россия
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