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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2016

Optical Microbubble Resonators with High Refractive Index Inner Coating for Bio-Sensing Applications: An Analytical Approach.

Andrea Barucci, Simone Berneschi, Ambra Giannetti, Francesco Baldini, Alessandro Cosci, Stefano Pelli, Daniele Farnesi, Giancarlo C Righini, Silvia Soria, Gualtiero Nunzi Conti

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors.

Andrea BarucciIstituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara (CNR IFAC), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. a.barucci@ifac.cnr.it.
Simone BerneschiIstituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara (CNR IFAC), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. s.berneschi@ifac.cnr.it.
Ambra GiannettiIstituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara (CNR IFAC), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. a.giannetti@ifac.cnr.it.
Francesco BaldiniIstituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara (CNR IFAC), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. f.baldini@ifac.cnr.it.
Alessandro CosciIstituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara (CNR IFAC), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. a.cosci@ifac.cnr.it.
Stefano PelliIstituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara (CNR IFAC), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. s.pelli@ifac.cnr.it.
Daniele FarnesiIstituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara (CNR IFAC), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. d.farnesi@ifac.cnr.it.
Giancarlo C RighiniIstituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara (CNR IFAC), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. giancarlo.righini@centrofermi.it.
Silvia SoriaIstituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara (CNR IFAC), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. s.soria@ifac.cnr.it.
Gualtiero Nunzi ContiIstituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara (CNR IFAC), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. g.nunziconti@ifac.cnr.it.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The design of Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators (WGMRs) used as an optical transducer for biosensing represents the first and crucial step towards the optimization of the final device performance in terms of sensitivity and Limit of Detection (LoD). Here, we propose an analytical method for the design of an optical microbubble resonator (OMBR)-based biosensor. In order to enhance the OMBR sensing performance, we consider a polymeric layer of high refractive index as an inner coating for the OMBR. The effect of this layer and other optical/geometrical parameters on the mode field distribution, sensitivity and LoD of the OMBR is assessed and discussed, both for transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) polarization. The obtained results do provide physical insights for the development of OMBR-based biosensor.

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MicrobubblesBiosensing TechniquesLimit of DetectionPolymersRefractometryPolymershigh refractive index polymeroptical microbubble resonatoroptical modelingwhispering gallery mode resonators

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PMID27898015
PMCPMC5190973

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