The wide potential of plasmonic biosensors: From electronic noses to nanogap-enhanced infrared spectroscopy - POB Seminar

The EPFL Photonics Chapter (EPC) is very pleased to announce and cordially invite you to our monthly ‘Pizza-Optics-Beer’ (POB) seminar on May 1st, at 18:15 in the room CM1 106.

This month we will have the pleasure to host Aurélian John-Herpin  from the Bionanophotonic Systems Laboratory  (BIOS) with the presentation entitled:

"The wide potential of plasmonic biosensors: From electronic noses to nanogap-enhanced infrared spectroscopy”

For organizational purposes (if you want to eat pizza!), please confirm your participation using this Doodle.
Don’t hesitate to extend the invitation to any postdoc and colleague!
 
Abstract:

Plasmonics and biosensors are two emerging technologies which are expected to make a significant impact on the market within the next decade. Especially exciting is the combination of both technologies to enable plasmonic biosensing, which can provide much needed solutions in various fields such as medical diagnosis and environmental monitoring. Coupled with nanotechnology, the capabilities of plasmonic biosensors are continuously increasing, due to improvements in characteristics such as functionality, versatility, sensing performance, low cost, and miniaturization.
In this talk, many facets of biosensing enhanced by plasmonics and nanotechnology will be introduced. We will look at a wide variety of plasmonic biosensors, covering different operating conditions (gas/liquid), binding schemes, and properties (localized/non-localized plasmonic resonances). Additionally, we will address the detection of both small and large biochemical analytes, as well as applications in basic and industrial research.