Leiva Casemiro Oliveira is a computer scientist, who received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at UFCG-Brazil in 2016. He is an advanced researcher on SPR technology in Brazil.Antonio Marcus N. Lima is an electrical engineer, who received his doctoral degree from INPT-Toulouse in 1989. He is a renowned researcher in the field of electrical engineering in Brazil.Carsten Thistrup received his Ph.D. in 1991 at the Technical University of Denmark; he co-founded the company Vir Biosensor. Helmut Neff was a physicist, who received his Ph.D. degree from TU-Berlin in 1981. He held positions at several researcher centers around the world.

• Introduction and background information.- Physical features of the surface plasmon polariton.- Design features of surface plasmon resonance sensors.- Modeling and data processing.- SPR-sensor properties of metal films and particles: free electron type metals.- Classical noble metals.- Noble transition metals of the platinum group.- Common transition metals.- Other common metals.- SPR active metal-type compounds.- Heavy metals.- Artificial metal-insulator multi-layer structures.- Practical Applications.- Conclusions.

Leiva Casemiro Oliveira is a computer scientist, who received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at UFCG-Brazil in 2016. He is an advanced researcher on SPR technology in Brazil.Antonio Marcus N. Lima is an electrical engineer, who received his doctoral degree from INPT-Toulouse in 1989. He is a renowned researcher in the field of electrical engineering in Brazil.Carsten Thistrup received his Ph.D. in 1991 at the Technical University of Denmark; he co-founded the company Vir Biosensor. Helmut Neff was a physicist, who received his Ph.D. degree from TU-Berlin in 1981. He held positions at several researcher centers around the world.

• Introduction and background information.- Physical features of the surface plasmon polariton.- Design features of surface plasmon resonance sensors.- Modeling and data processing.- SPR-sensor properties of metal films and particles: free electron type metals.- Classical noble metals.- Noble transition metals of the platinum group.- Common transition metals.- Other common metals.- SPR active metal-type compounds.- Heavy metals.- Artificial metal-insulator multi-layer structures.- Practical Applications.- Conclusions.

Leiva Casemiro Oliveira is a computer scientist, who received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at UFCG-Brazil in 2016. He is an advanced researcher on SPR technology in Brazil.Antonio Marcus N. Lima is an electrical engineer, who received his doctoral degree from INPT-Toulouse in 1989. He is a renowned researcher in the field of electrical engineering in Brazil.Carsten Thistrup received his Ph.D. in 1991 at the Technical University of Denmark; he co-founded the company Vir Biosensor. Helmut Neff was a physicist, who received his Ph.D. degree from TU-Berlin in 1981. He held positions at several researcher centers around the world.

• Introduction and background information.- Physical features of the surface plasmon polariton.- Design features of surface plasmon resonance sensors.- Modeling and data processing.- SPR-sensor properties of metal films and particles: free electron type metals.- Classical noble metals.- Noble transition metals of the platinum group.- Common transition metals.- Other common metals.- SPR active metal-type compounds.- Heavy metals.- Artificial metal-insulator multi-layer structures.- Practical Applications.- Conclusions.