Surface Plasmon Resonance Based Sensors (Springer Series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors Book 4)

over The Last Two Decades, Surface Plasmon Resonance (spr) Sensors Have Attracted A Great Deal Of Attention. This Volume Of Springer Series On Chemical Sensors And Biosensors Provides A Comprehensive Treatment Of The Field Of Spr Sensors. The Book Is Divided Into Three Parts. Part I Introduces Readers To The Fundamental Principles Of Surface Plasmon Resonance (bio)sensors And Covers The Electromagnetic Theory Of Surface Plasmons, The Theory Of Spr Sensors And Molecular Interactions At Sensor Surfaces. Part Ii Presents A Review Of The State Of The Art In The Development Of Spr Sensor Instrumentation And Functionalization Methods. Part Iii Discusses Applications Of Spr Biosensors For Study Of Molecules And Their Interactions And Detection Of Chemical And Biological Analytes Related To Environmental Monitoring, Food Safety And Security And Medical Diagnostics. Front Matter....Pages 1-2 Electromagnetic Theory of Surface Plasmons....Pages 3-44 Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Sensors....Pages 45-67 Molecular Interactions in SPR Sensors....Pages 69-91 Front Matter....Pages 93-94 SPR Sensor Instrumentation....Pages 95-116 The Art of Immobilization for SPR Sensors....Pages 117-151 Front Matter....Pages 153-154 Investigating Biomolecular Interactions and Binding Properties Using SPR Biosensors....Pages 155-176 SPR Biosensors for Detection of Biological and Chemical Analytes....Pages 177-190 SPR Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring....Pages 191-206 SPR Biosensors for Food Safety....Pages 207-227 SPR Biosensors for Medical Diagnostics....Pages 229-247 This is a comprehensive treatment of the field of SPR sensors, in three parts. Part I introduces principles of surface plasmon resonance bio-sensors, electromagnetic theory of surface plasmons, theory of SPR sensors and molecular interactions at sensor surfaces. Part II examines the development of SPR sensor instrumentation and functionalization methods. Part III reviews applications of SPR biosensors in the study of molecules, and in environmental monitoring, food safety and medical diagnostics. The first documented observation of surface plasmons dates back to 1902, when Wood illuminated a metallic diffraction grating with polychromatic light and noticed narrow dark bands in the spectrum of the diffracted light, which he referred as to anomalies