Fabrication and characterization of nano porous lattice biosensor using anodic aluminum oxide substrate.

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) attracts attention for the fabrication of a biosensor because it can be used easily and is highly sensitive to the change in surface reflective index. Anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) has self-assembled nanoholes and is fabricated easily all over the Al substrate. The depth and diameter of the nanoholes are easily controlled by changing the etching solution and applied voltage. By depositing a Au thin film on the AAO substrate, the sensitivity of the sensor chip was affected by both optical interference and LSPR. In this study, the optical property of the AAO-based LSPR sensor chip was characterized on the basis of the nanostructure. We presented a biosensing application of the AAO-based LSPR sensor chip. The highest sensitivity of the sensor chip was observed at the AAO nanohole diameter of 75 nm and the AAO nanohole depth of 0.5 µm, when bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorbed on the sensor chip. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]