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Licui Ji
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High-sensitivity SPR Biosensor for Tumor Cell Exosomes Detecting Base on Ge-doped Fib...
Licui Ji
Honggang Pan

Licui Ji

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October 31, 2025
Exosomes, as critical biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and metastasis monitoring, are limited by current detection techniques due to low sensitivity and refractive index (RI) detection ranges. To address this, this study proposes a germanium-doped photonic crystal fiber (PCF) biosensor integrated with surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology. The sensor features a D-shaped structure with three layers of periodic air holes, germanium-doped core capillaries, and a gold film coating, which expands the effective RI detection range to 1.00-1.45 RIU and achieves a maximum wavelength sensitivity of 30,000 nm/RIU at 1500 nm. Simulation and optimization results demonstrate its ability to distinguish normal exosomes (1.35-1.38 RIU), tumor exosomes (1.39-1.42 RIU), and pro-metastatic exosomes (PMEs, 1.43-1.45 RIU) by monitoring resonance wavelength shifts, with significantly enhanced sensitivity in the high RI range (RI > 1.42). This sensor provides a label-free, high-performance tool for early warning of postoperative micrometastasis and improves the efficiency of cancer management.

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