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Surface plasmon resonance is an optical technique that is utilized for detecting molecular interactions, such as interactions that occur between proteins or other classes of molecules. Binding of a mobile molecule (analyte) to a molecule immobilized on a thin metal film (ligand) changes the refractive index of the film. The angle of extinction of light that is completely reflected after polarized light impinges upon the film, is altered and monitored as a change in detector position for a dip in reflected intensity (the surface plasmon resonance phenomenon). Because the method strictly detects mass, there is no need to label the interacting components, thus eliminating possible changes of their molecular properties. In this chapter, we review essential SPR methodology and present applications to basic science and human disease.

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