Fig. 6.
Schematic representation of the thin film biosensor. (A) Unreacted thin film biosensor surface with covalently attached capture probe. The surface coating, silicon nitride (Si3N4), appears gold in white light. (B) Surface reacting with target sequence to produce thin film. Target immobilization triggers reactions that enzymatically transduce the formation of hybrids on the surface into molecular thin films causing a change in color from gold to purple. Republished from [203]; permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc, License Number 4876701161684.