Title :
Optofluidic integration for medical diagnostics and spectroscopy
Author :
Scherer, Axel ; Kartalov, Emil ; Vyawahare, S.
Author_Institution :
Caltech, Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
We show the capabilities of the applications of microlithography techniques optimized for the microelectronic industry for integrating optics with fluidics and electronics in integrated micro-chips. We also show the opportunities of silicon photonics to generate inexpensive optical systems for data communications and analysis.
Keywords :
bio-optics; bioMEMS; cellular biophysics; lithography; microfluidics; microorganisms; patient diagnosis; bacterial sorters; cell culturing chips; cell sorters; hand-held reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reactors; immuno-assay chips; medical diagnostics; medical spectroscopy; microfluidic systems; optofluidic integration; pathogen identification; semiconductor microfabrication techniques; thermal control systems; Biomedical optical imaging; Electronics industry; Fluidics; Industrial electronics; Integrated optics; Medical diagnosis; Microelectronics; Photonics; Silicon; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688585
