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- Title
Liquid Crystal Biosensors: Principles, Structure and Applications.
- Authors
Wang, Haonan; Xu, Tianhua; Fu, Yaoxin; Wang, Ziyihui; Leeson, Mark S.; Jiang, Junfeng; Liu, Tiegen
- Abstract
Liquid crystals (LCs) have been widely used as sensitive elements to construct LC biosensors based on the principle that specific bonding events between biomolecules can affect the orientation of LC molecules. On the basis of the sensing interface of LC molecules, LC biosensors can be classified into three types: LC–solid interface sensing platforms, LC–aqueous interface sensing platforms, and LC–droplet interface sensing platforms. In addition, as a signal amplification method, the combination of LCs and whispering gallery mode (WGM) optical microcavities can provide higher detection sensitivity due to the extremely high quality factor and the small mode volume of the WGM optical microcavity, which enhances the interaction between the light field and biotargets. In this review, we present an overview of the basic principles, the structure, and the applications of LC biosensors. We discuss the important properties of LC and the principle of LC biosensors. The different geometries of LCs in the biosensing systems as well as their applications in the biological detection are then described. The fabrication and the application of the LC-based WGM microcavity optofluidic sensor in the biological detection are also introduced. Finally, challenges and potential research opportunities in the development of LC-based biosensors are discussed.
- Subjects
BIOSENSORS; WHISPERING gallery modes; QUALITY factor; LIQUID crystals
- Publication
Biosensors (2079-6374), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 8, p639
- ISSN
2079-6374
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/bios12080639