[Seminar] Biomedical and environmental applications of plasmonic sensors

Title: Biomedical and environmental applications of plasmonic sensors

Speaker: Dr. Francesca PINCELLA
Senior Lecture, Kyoto University, Japan

Abstract:
In this talk, I will introduce the most prominent sensing techniques that rely on plasmon resonances, namely surface plasmon resonance (SPR), localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The talk will start with an introduction to plasmonics, followed by an overview of the booming fields of nanoplasmonics and nanotechnology, with particular attention devoted to chemistry-based bottom-up approaches. I will then report my experience in the design, synthesis and deposition of two-dimensional plasmonic arrays for the development of versatile and cheap plasmonic sensors for the detection of various biomolecules and biopolymers, from glucose for diabetes diagnostics to lignin for wood utilization and processing. A few examples of SPR-, LSPR- and SERS-based sensors will be discussed, with emphasis on the current challenges linked to the widespread real-world applications of these technologies.

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