Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XXII

The goal of this conference is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for state-of-the-art methods and instrumentation related to the new research area of plasmonics and related nanosystems and their applications in biology and medicine. Plasmonics refers to the investigation, development and applications of enhanced electromagnetic properties of metallic nanostructures. The term plasmonics is derived from plasmons, which are the quanta associated with longitudinal waves propagating in matter through the collective motion of large numbers of electrons. Incident light irradiating these surfaces excites conduction electrons in the metal, and induces excitation of surface plasmons leading to enormous electromagnetic enhancement.

A forum that integrates interdisciplinary research and development is critically needed for scientists, engineers, and clinical providers to present the most recent advances in instrumentation and methods as well as biomedical applications in the important field of plasmonics in biology and medicine.

The focus is on the following topics related to plasmonics:

• properties of metallic nanostructures
• nanophotonics systems
• plasmonics-based sensors
• surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing systems
• surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and biomedical applications
• surface-enhanced luminescence (SEL) and biomedical applications
• bioprobes and nanoprobes
• nanosensors
• nanoarchitectures and nanooptics
• fabrications of nanostructured substrates
• spectroscopies related to plasmonics
• single-molecule spectroscopy
• single-molecule manipulation
• single-cell analysis
• cellomics using nanoparticle technology
• metallonomics detection using plasmonics
• nanosystems for drug delivery
• metal nanoparticle contrast agents for medical diagnostics
• photonic atoms
• metal-enhanced fluorescence MEF
• surface plasmon-coupled emission SPCE
• quantum plasmonic sensing and imaging.