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We experimentally demonstrate a novel optical fiber label free optrode platform resulting from the integration between
two rapidly emerging technologies such as Lab-on-Fiber Technology (LOFT) and Microgel Photonics (MPs). The device
consists of a microgel (MG) layer painted on a metallic slabs supporting plasmonic resonances, directly integrated on the
optical fiber tip. A molecular binding event induces significant changes in the MG layer thickness (and consequently in
its 'equivalent' refractive index) resulting in an evident wavelength shift of the resonant feature. As a case of study,
glucose-responsive MGs have been synthesized by incorporating into the gel matrix boronic acid moieties, whose
interaction with glucose rules the driving forces for gel swelling. Our results pave the way for new technological routes
aimed to develop advanced label free fiber optic nanoprobes.
M. Giaquinto,A. Micco,A. Aliberti,A. Ricciardi,M. Ruvo,A. Cutolo, andA. Cusano
"Microgel photonics and lab on fiber technology for advanced label-free fiber optic nanoprobes", Proc. SPIE 9916, Sixth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 99161M (30 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2236829
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M. Giaquinto, A. Micco, A. Aliberti, A. Ricciardi, M. Ruvo, A. Cutolo, A. Cusano, "Microgel photonics and lab on fiber technology for advanced label-free fiber optic nanoprobes," Proc. SPIE 9916, Sixth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 99161M (30 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2236829