Sensors 2009, 9(3), 1339-1354; doi:10.3390/s9031339
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Toxin Detection by Surface Plasmon Resonance

Vesna Hodnikemail and Gregor Anderluh* email
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 3 November 2008; in revised form: 19 January 2009 / Accepted: 20 February 2009 / Published: 26 February 2009
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Toxin Sensors)
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Abstract: Significant efforts have been invested in the past years for the development of analytical methods for fast toxin detection in food and water. Immunochemical methods like ELISA, spectroscopy and chromatography are the most used in toxin detection. Different methods have been linked, e.g. liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (LC-MS), in order to detect as low concentrations as possible. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is one of the new biophysical methods which enables rapid toxin detection. Moreover, this method was already included in portable sensors for on-site determinations. In this paper we describe some of the most common methods for toxin detection, with an emphasis on SPR.
Keywords: Surface plasmon resonance; toxins; detection; mycotoxins; ricin; enterotoxin; aflatoxin; atrazine

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Hodnik, V.; Anderluh, G. Toxin Detection by Surface Plasmon Resonance. Sensors 2009, 9, 1339-1354.

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Hodnik, Vesna; Anderluh, Gregor. 2009. "Toxin Detection by Surface Plasmon Resonance." Sensors 9, no. 3: 1339-1354.

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