| 摘要 |
A device (1) for use in the detection of binding affinities comprises a substrate (2) devoid of a waveguide. The substrate (2) has a planar surface (21) having arranged thereon a plurality of binding sites (31) capable of binding with a target molecule (32). The binding sites (31) are arranged along a plurality of adjacently arranged curved lines (4). The lines are spaced from one another by a distance to in operation cause a beam of coherent light (51) of a predetermined wavelength incident on the binding sites (31) with the bound target molecule (32) to be diffracted in a manner such that diffracted portions (61) interfere at a predetermined detection location (62) with a difference in optical path length which is a multiple integer of the predetermined wavelength of the coherent light. The device further comprises a beam stop (7) arranged to prevent propagation of non-diffracted portions (63) of the incident beam of coherent light (51) to the detection location (62). |
