{"title":"Reversible Protein Detection Method Based on Self-Assembled Monolayers Using Ellipsometry","authors":"K. J. Gill, K. Isaacson, S. Dew, D. Kwok","doi":"10.1109/ICMENS.2004.128","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"We propose a simple, and selective optical method for biological detection, using reflection or absorption of light upon transmission through a homogeneous/inhomogeneous thin film surface. In this experimental study, a wavelength band is sought as an optical signature to identify biological sample immobilized on an ultrathin film. We have used variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry, a technique generally used in the semiconductor industry, to identify proteins. For immobilizing the proteins, 1-octadecanethiol (C-18) coated to gold (Au) substrate has been used because of its low surface energy. In order to characterize 1-octadecanethiol and evaluate its re-usability, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was employed. Experimental results illustrate that proteins are sensitive to optical investigation in visible and near infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum.","PeriodicalId":344661,"journal":{"name":"2004 International Conference on MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems (ICMENS'04)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2004-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2004 International Conference on MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems (ICMENS'04)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMENS.2004.128","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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We propose a simple, and selective optical method for biological detection, using reflection or absorption of light upon transmission through a homogeneous/inhomogeneous thin film surface. In this experimental study, a wavelength band is sought as an optical signature to identify biological sample immobilized on an ultrathin film. We have used variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry, a technique generally used in the semiconductor industry, to identify proteins. For immobilizing the proteins, 1-octadecanethiol (C-18) coated to gold (Au) substrate has been used because of its low surface energy. In order to characterize 1-octadecanethiol and evaluate its re-usability, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was employed. Experimental results illustrate that proteins are sensitive to optical investigation in visible and near infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum.