Porous materials for optical detection of chemicals, biological molecules, and high-energy radiation

J. W. Mares; X. Wei; S. M. Weiss

doi:10.1117/12.918873

19 May 2012 Porous materials for optical detection of chemicals, biological molecules, and high-energy radiation

J. W. Mares, X. Wei, S. M. Weiss

Proceedings Volume 8376, Photonic Microdevices/Microstructures for Sensing IV; 837609 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918873
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Porous materials offer several advantages for chemical and biomolecular sensing applications. In particular, nanoscale porous materials possess a very large reactive surface area to facilitate the capture of small molecules, and they have the capability to selectively filter out contaminant molecules by size. This paper will provide an overview of the fabrication, functionalization, and application of porous silicon thin films and waveguides, as well as porous gold templates, for the detection of small chemical and biological molecules. Issues of efficient molecule infiltration and capture inside porous materials, binding kinetics in nanoscale pores, the influence of pore size on small molecule detection sensitivity, and the new nanoscale patterning technique of Direct Imprinting of Porous Substrates (DIPS) will be addressed. Additionally, a novel application of porous silicon for detection of x-ray radiation will be introduced.

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J. W. Mares, X. Wei, and S. M. Weiss "Porous materials for optical detection of chemicals, biological molecules, and high-energy radiation", Proc. SPIE 8376, Photonic Microdevices/Microstructures for Sensing IV, 837609 (19 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918873

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