Aptasensors Based on Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators
- PMID: 27438861
- PMCID: PMC5039647
- DOI: 10.3390/bios6030028
Aptasensors Based on Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators
Abstract
In this paper, we review the literature on optical evanescent field sensing in resonant cavities where aptamers are used as biochemical receptors. The combined advantages of highly sensitive whispering gallery mode resonator (WGMR)-based transducers, and of the unique properties of aptamers make this approach extremely interesting in the medical field, where there is a particularly high need for devices able to provide real time diagnosis for cancer, infectious diseases, or strokes. However, despite the superior performances of aptamers compared to antibodies and WGMR to other evanescent sensors, there is not much literature combining both types of receptors and transducers. Up to now, the WGMR that have been used are silica microspheres and silicon oxynitride (SiON) ring resonators.
Keywords: aptamers; integrated rings; microspheres; optical sensors; whispering gallery mode resonators.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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