part Part I Biological recognition -- chapter 1 Principles of antigen�antibody recognition / chapter 2 Protein–protein interactions / chapter 3 DNA interactions / part Part II Immobilisation of biomolecules -- chapter 4 Immobilisation chemistry of biological recognition molecules / chapter 5 Binding isotherms and kinetics of immobilized biological systems / part Part III Transducer technology -- chapter 6 Optical transducers / chapter 7 Acoustic transducers / chapter 8 Immunoassays using enzymatic amplification electrodes / part Part IV Applications -- chapter 9 Surface plasmon resonance -- Development and use of BIACORE instruments for biomolecular interaction analysis / chapter 10 IAsys -- The resonant mirror biosensor / chapter 11 Commercial quartz crystal microbalances -- Theory and applications / chapter 12 The quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D)