
Optical Fiber Biosensors
Device Platforms, Biorecognition, Applications
- 1st Edition - November 16, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Daniele Tosi, Marzhan Sypabekova, Aliya Bekmurzayeva, Carlo Molardi, Kanat Dukenbayev
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 4 6 7 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 5 6 8 - 0
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Request a sales quoteOptical Fiber Biosensors: Device Platforms, Biorecognition, Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the field of fiber optic sensors using an interdisciplinary approach that covers the fabrication of sensing devices and optical hardware, the functionalization to perform selective biorecognition, and the main applications of biosensors, with a present and a future outlook. Chapters discuss the principles of light propagation and the sensing devices suitable to perform biosensing with optical fibers, the process to functionalize the previous devices to selective biosensing, and applications in cells, small molecules, biomarkers and protein sensing, with a birds eye view on the most important results.
This book provides a coherent picture of fiber optic biosensors, from the start (the device) to the end (the application), explaining in simple terms what is the whole process for development of a biosensor. The book also contains practical material (e.g. commercial instruments, fabrication instructions, medical standards for biocompatibility) that cannot be easily found elsewhere, and this is very useful for researchers to plan their development and build their labs.
- Covers the technologies and operating principles of optical fiber devices used in biosensing
- Contains chapters on the chemistry and operational strategy to functionalize a fiber device to become an effective biosensor
- Addresses the main applications of fiber optic biosensors and their specialization
Researchers and Graduate Students in the fields of biosensors and optical sensors, plus medical device specialists; Biomedical optics specialists, Fiber-optic specialists, biology specialists, Technology transfer officers
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction to optical fiber biosensors
- Abstract
- 1.1 From biosensors to optical fiber biosensors
- 1.2 Optical fiber biosensors
- 1.3 An overview of achievements in optical fiber biosensors
- 1.4 Conclusion
- References
- Section I
- 2. Principles of fiber optic sensors
- Abstract
- 2.1 Fundamentals of optics
- 2.2 Optical fiber fundamentals
- 2.3 Light sources and detectors
- 2.4 Optical fiber components
- 2.5 Optical fiber sensors
- 2.6 Optical fiber biosensors
- 2.7 Conclusions
- References
- 3. Grating-based sensors
- Abstract
- 3.1 Fiber Bragg gratings: concept and working principle
- 3.2 Etched FBG sensors
- 3.3 Tilted FBGs
- 3.4 Long-period gratings
- 3.5 Advanced grating structures for refractive index sensing
- 3.6 Fabrication of gratings
- References
- 4. Tapered and photonic crystal fibers
- Abstract
- 4.1 Tapered fiber
- 4.2 Biosensors based on tapered fiber
- 4.3 Photonic crystal fiber-based sensors
- 4.4 Biosensors using photonic crystal fiber and microstructured fibers
- 4.5 Discussion
- References
- 5. Surface plasmon resonances
- Abstract
- 5.1 Surface plasmon resonance in fiber optics
- 5.2 Geometry of fiber sensors based on surface plasmon resonance
- 5.3 Application of surface plasmon resonance-based fiber sensors and biosensors
- 5.4 Discussion
- References
- 6. Interferometers
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction to interferometry
- 6.2 Principles and theory of interferometry
- 6.3 Fiber-optic interferometric biosensors
- 6.4 Discussion
- References
- 7. Low-cost biosensors
- Abstract
- 7.1 Principles of intensity-based detection
- 7.2 U-bent fiber sensors
- 7.3 Surface-modified plastic optical fiber sensors
- 7.4 Smartphone-based fiber optic sensors
- 7.5 Smart textiles
- 7.6 Laser-based systems
- 7.7 Conclusions
- References
- 8. Interrogation of sensors
- Abstract
- 8.1 Optical fiber biosensor interrogators
- 8.2 Software methods for spectral analysis
- 8.3 Characterization of optical fiber biosensors
- 8.4 Conclusions
- References
- Section II
- 9. Bioreceptors on fiber surface
- Abstract
- 9.1 Antibody
- 9.2 Enzymes
- 9.3 Oligonucleotides
- 9.4 Cells
- References
- 10. Fiber surface modifications for biosensing
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Pretreatment of optical fiber
- 10.3 Coating of optical fiber surface (general consideration)
- 10.4 Coating of optical fiber surface with metal layer
- 10.5 Ligands on gold-coated optical fiber
- 10.6 Silanization of optical fiber surface
- 10.7 Other coatings on optical fiber (polymer and nanocoatings)
- 10.8 Attaching bacterial cells as ligands
- 10.9 Reducing nonspecific binding
- References
- 11. Evaluation of sensors
- Abstract
- 11.1 Diffraction limit
- 11.2 Superresolution microscopy systems
- 11.3 Atomic-force microscopy and application
- 11.4 Conclusion
- References
- 12. Medical devices and standards
- Abstract
- 12.1 Medical devices
- 12.2 Biocompatibility of medical devices
- 12.3 Biocompatibility of medical devices, testing, and risk assessment steps
- 12.4 Biocompatibility of metallic nanoparticles and application in cancer therapy
- 12.5 Conclusion
- References
- Section III
- 13. Analyte and sample detection
- Abstract
- 13.1 Glucose sensing using optical fiber sensor
- 13.2 Sensing metal ions using optical fiber sensor
- 13.3 Sensing other small analytes using optical fiber biosensor
- 13.4 Protein sensing
- 13.5 Bacterial cell detection
- 13.6 Human cell detection
- 13.7 Performance of biosensors
- References
- 14. Emerging topics in optical fiber biosensors
- Abstract
- 14.1 Packaging toward in vivo, real-time detection
- 14.2 Minimal architectures for single-mode fiber biosensing
- 14.3 High-sensitivity low-limit sensors
- 14.4 Cells sensing using multiresonant gratings
- 14.5 Combining optical and electrochemical interrogation
- 14.6 Discussion and conclusion
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 16, 2021
- No. of pages (Paperback): 386
- No. of pages (eBook): 386
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128194676
- eBook ISBN: 9780128195680
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Daniele Tosi
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Marzhan Sypabekova
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Aliya Bekmurzayeva
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Carlo Molardi
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