Recent Advances in Plasmonic Probes

This book gives a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in both theory and practical implementation of plasmonic probes. Encompassing multiple disciplines the field of plasmonics provides a versatile and flexible platform for nanoscale sensing and imaging. Despite being a relatively young field plasmonic probes have come a long way with applications in chemical biological civil and architectural fields as well as enabling many analytical schemes such as immunoassay biomarkers environmental indexing and water quality sensing to name but a few. The objective of the book is to present in-depth analysis of the theory and applications of novel probes based on plasmonics with a broad selection of specially-invited chapters on the development fabrication functionalization and implementation of plasmonic probes as well as their integration with current technologies and future outlook. This book is designed to cater to the needs of novice seasoned researchers and practitioners in academia and industry as well as medical and environmental fields.