ABSTRACT
The identification/quantification of specific DNA sequences is of
crucial importance for many fields. For example, the detection of
DNA mutations is already correlated to specific diseases. The most
frequent of these mutations are single-nucleotide polymorphisms
(SNPs), the change of just one base in a DNA sequence that can
provoke serious damage to organisms. Furthermore specific DNA
sequences can be indicators of pathogens that can be related to food
and water contamination. Finally forensic applications need to be as
fast and specific as possible to correlate DNA sequences to a person’s
identification. In optics the development of sensitive, specific,
easy-to-use, fast, and cheap DNA biosensors is of extremely
importance [1, 2].
