Amplified fluorescence by carbon nanotube (CNT)-assisted surface plasmon coupled emission (SPCE) and its biosensing application†
Abstract
The enhancement of surface plasmon-coupled emission (SPCE) by CNT assistance was investigated with the factor of 12 and 65 as compared to normal SPCE and free space emission, respectively. This strategy designed as an immunosensor to detect IgG with a detection limit of 0.0025 ng mL−1 provides a universal way to improve the detection sensitivity in fluorescence-based sensing platforms.