[EN] This editorial comments on the balance and perspectives of compact disk technology applied to molecular diagnostics. The development of sensitive, rapid and multiplex assays using Blu-ray technology for the determination ...

[EN] People respond differently to food components, which can sometimes cause dramatic and unpredictable effects, such as intolerance, toxicity and allergy, and are a major global problem today. Of all the different reactions ...

[ES] El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo la creación de chips fotónicos integrados (PICs) basados en interacción Raman para su uso como biosensores. También tiene como objetivo el montaje de un set-up híbrido para la ...

[EN] This paper presents the concept of a novel adaptable sensing solution currently being developed under the EU Commission-founded PHOTONGATE project. This concept will allow for the quantification of multiple analytes ...

[EN] The idea of using disk drives to monitor molecular biorecognition events on regular optical discs has received considerable attention during the last decade. CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs and other new optical discs are ...

[EN] A proper antibody immobilization on a biosensor is a crucial step in order to obtain a high sensitivity to be able to detect low target analyte concentrations. In this paper, we present an experimental study of the ...

[EN] A homogeneous-heterogeneous immunoassay based on the use of antibody modified gold nanoparticles, 5 and 50 nm in diameter, is developed with and without signal amplification. The assays involve the capture of the ...

[EN] This work addresses the main topics related to the photopolymerization process to develop and to monitor the analytical signal derived from biorecognition assays. We review basic aspects of photopolymerization, together ...

[EN] In the field of biosensing, suitable procedures for efficient probes immobilization are of outmost importance. Here we present different light-based strategies to promote the covalent attachment of thiolated capture ...

[EN] Photochromism and thermochromism are interesting physicochemical phenomena applied in the chemistry, health and biology fields and others. Nonetheless, exploiting these chromo-switchable properties in biosensing remains ...