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Photonic Crystals for Chemical Sensing and Biosensing
Author(s) -
Fenzl Christoph,
Hirsch Thomas,
Wolfbeis Otto S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201307828
Subject(s) - biosensor , photonic crystal , biomolecule , photonics , nanotechnology , materials science , reflection (computer programming) , diffraction , chemical sensor , optoelectronics , optics , computer science , chemistry , physics , electrode , programming language
This Review covers photonic crystals (PhCs) and their use for sensing mainly chemical and biochemical parameters, with a particular focus on the materials applied. Specific sections are devoted to a) a lead‐in into natural and synthetic photonic nanoarchitectures, b) the various kinds of structures of PhCs, c) reflection and diffraction in PhCs, d) aspects of sensing based on mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical, magnetic, and purely chemical stimuli, e) aspects of biosensing based on biomolecules incorporated into PhCs, and f) current trends and limitations of such sensors.