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This section of the thesis introduces the fundamental concepts related to label-free biosensing and the theoretical concepts related to the resonant photonics employed in this thesis.

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Juan Colás, J. (2017). Introduction to Label-Free Biosensing. In: Dual-Mode Electro-photonic Silicon Biosensors. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60501-2_2

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