title: Survey of the 1998 optical biosensor literature.
abstract: The utilization of optical biosensors to study molecular interactions continues to expand. In 1998, 384 articles relating to the use of commercial biosensors were published in 130 different journals. While significant strides in new applications and methodology were made, a majority of the biosensor literature is of rather poor quality. Basic information about experimental conditions is often not presented and many publications fail to display the experimental data, bringing into question the credibility of the results. This review provides suggestions on how to collect, analyze and report biosensor data.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA. dmyszka@hci.utah.edu
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Myszka
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012196:Review Literature as Topic
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances