Open AccessLabel-free analysis of biomolecular interactions using SPR imaging
Author(s) -
Voula Kodoyianni
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
biotechniques/biotechniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1940-9818
pISSN - 0736-6205
DOI - 10.2144/000113569
Subject(s) - surface plasmon resonance , nanotechnology , computer science , proteomics , computational biology , chemistry , materials science , biology , nanoparticle , gene , biochemistry
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is a label-free detection method by which molecular interactions may be analyzed on a surface. Binding data are collected in real time, allowing the determination of interaction kinetics. SPR imaging (SPRi), the focus of this review, improves upon the efficiency of SPR by facilitating analysis of multiple interactions simultaneously. Here we summarize the principles of SPRi, provide examples of how SPRi arrays can be fabricated, and illustrate the utility of SPRi through example applications from the fields of proteomics, genomics and bioengineering.