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dc.contributor.authorMuri, Harald Ian
dc.contributor.authorBano, Andon
dc.contributor.authorHjelme, Dag Roar
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-24T11:25:46Z
dc.date.available2018-01-24T11:25:46Z
dc.date.created2018-01-11T10:52:13Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1424-8220
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2479362
dc.description.abstractWe report on characterization of an optical fiber-based multi-parameter sensor concept combining localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) signal and interferometric sensing using a double-clad optical fiber. The sensor consists of a micro-Fabry-Perot in the form of a hemispherical stimuli-responsive hydrogel with immobilized gold nanorods on the facet of a cleaved double-clad optical fiber. The swelling degree of the hydrogel is measured interferometrically using the single-mode inner core, while the LSPR signal is measured using the multi-mode inner cladding. The quality of the interferometric signal is comparable to previous work on hydrogel micro-Fabry-Perot sensors despite having gold nanorods immobilized in the hydrogel. We characterize the effect of hydrogel swelling and variation of bulk solution refractive index on the LSPR peak wavelength. The results show that pH-induced hydrogel swelling causes only weak redshifts of the longitudinal LSPR mode, while increased bulk refractive index using glycerol and sucrose causes large blueshifts. The redshifts are likely due to reduced plasmon coupling of the side-by-side configuration as the interparticle distance increases with increasing swelling. The blueshifts with increasing bulk refractive index are likely due to alteration of the surface electronic structure of the gold nanorods donated by the anionic polymer network and glycerol or sucrose solutions. The recombination of biotin-streptavidin on gold nanorods in hydrogel showed a 7.6 nm redshift of the longitudinal LSPR. The LSPR response of biotin-streptavidin recombination is due to the change in local refractive index (RI), which is possible to discriminate from the LSPR response due to changes in bulk RI. In spite of the large LSPR shifts due to bulk refractive index, we show, using biotin-functionalized gold nanorods binding to streptavidin, that LSPR signal from gold nanorods embedded in the anionic hydrogel can be used for label-free biosensing. These results demonstrate the utility of immobilizing gold nanorods in a hydrogel on a double-clad optical fiber-end facet to obtain multi-parameter sensing.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherMDPInb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleLSPR and Interferometric Sensor Modalities Combined Using a Double-Clad Optical Fibernb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.journalSensorsnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/s18010187
dc.identifier.cristin1540580
dc.relation.projectNorges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet: 68024008 strategic research funding from NTNUnb_NO
dc.relation.projectEU/68092279 - BA IFUS (Interreg 2015)nb_NO
dc.relation.projectNorges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet: 68024013 Energy and Sensor Systems (ENERSENSE)nb_NO
dc.description.localcode© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).nb_NO
cristin.unitcode194,63,35,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for elektroniske systemer
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