Four-Channel Label-Free Photonic Crystal Biosensor Using Nanocavity Resonators

Saeed OLYAEE; Samira NAJAFGHOLINEZHAD; and Hamed ALIPOUR BANAEI

doi:10.1007/s13320-013-0110-y

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