[CTuA16C] Plasmonics and Metamaterials for Sensing Applications

[CTuA16C-02] Polymer-Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles for Plasmonic Fluorescence Biosensing

*Ryo Kato^1,2, Mitsuhiro Uesugi³, Yoshie Komatsu³, Fusatoshi Okamoto³, Takuo Tanaka^2,1, Fumihisa Kitawaki³, Taka-aki Yano^1,2 (1. Tokushima University (Japan), 2. RIKEN (Japan), 3. PHC Corporation (Japan))

[Presentation Style] Onsite

We developed novel polymer layers to facilely coat plasmonic metal nanoparticles to obtain strong net fluorescence intensity and employed the polymer-coated silver nanoparticles for highly sensitive biosensing based on plasmon-enhanced fluorescence.