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A double-layer chemo-chip for the characterization of liquid analytes by rapid fluorimetric imaging is described. The chemo-chip consists of an array of polymeric micro-spots prepared on a glass slide. Each spot is composed of a thin indicator layer made of PVA doped with an immobilized fluorescence dye and a top layer polymer spot with different permeation properties. The analytes can be differentiated by variations in the optical response rate of the indicator dye after its application. Consequently, different cross-linker concentrations were applied using the Nano-Plotter((TM)) which formed top layers of varying permeability. The chemo-chips were tested with the aqueous solutions of two model liquids (aqueous solutions of malonic acid and phenanthroline hydrochloride). It was found that the transition time of response had changed considerably (up to a factor of about 10) depending on different local cross linking degrees. This has resulted in time-dependent fluorescent patterns of the fluorescence images of the micro-array. The response was fast and the transition times were in the range between a few seconds to 30 s.

Plasmonic circuitry is considered as a promising solution-effective technology for miniaturizing and integrating the next generation of optical nano-devices. A key element is the shared metal network between electrical and optical information enabling an efficient hetero-integration of an electronic control layer and a plasmonic data link. Here, we investigate to what extent surface plasmons and current-carrying electrons interfere in such a shared circuitry. By synchronously recording surface plasmon propagation and electrical output characteristics of individual chemically-synthesized silver nanowires we determine the limiting factors hindering the co-propagation of an electrical current and a surface plasmon in these nanoscale circuits.