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. 2011 Jul 12;2(6):445–455. doi: 10.1007/s13238-011-1054-x

Protein microarray biosensors based on imaging ellipsometry techniques and their applications

Yu Niu 1,2, Gang Jin 1,✉
PMCID: PMC4875174  PMID: 21748594

Abstract

After years of development, biosensors based on imaging ellipsometry and biosensors based on total internal reflection imaging ellipsometry have been successfully implemented in various engineering systems. Their experimental setups, detection principles, and biological and clinical applications are briefly reviewed.

Keywords: biosensor, protein microarray, imaging ellipsometry, total internal reflection imaging ellipsometry, applications

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