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September 27, 2002
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Berkeley Lab Science Beat Berkeley Lab Science Beat
Building a better biosensor: xenon in a cage
Paul Preuss, paul_preuss@lbl.gov
 
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The xenon biosensor's three main components: a laser-polarized xenon atom trapped in a cryptophane cage; a linker with a chain of amino acids to make the assembly soluble in water; and a ligand to target specific biomolecules