title: Surface plasmon resonance: a technique for characterizing biomaterial surfaces.
abstract: Surface plasmon resonance is an optical technique that allows the study of surface phenomena in real time, without preliminary labelling. The technique is useful in biomaterial science to determine affinity constants, concentrations, kinetics, film thickness and dielectric properties of material surfaces. This article examines the technology and some of its applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Corneillie
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schacht
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D007834:Lasers; D008422:Materials Testing; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D012031:Refractometry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013672:Technology; D014867:Water