DocumentCode
1664894
Title
Agarose gel optical waveguides with encapsulation of live cells and integrated microfluidics
Author
Jain, Aadhar ; Erickson, David
Author_Institution
Sibley Sch. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate optical waveguides, with integrated microfluidics, fabricated out of agarose hydrogel and capable of encapsulating live cells, thus allowing for the interaction of the direct optical mode with the biology rather than the weak evanescent field.
Keywords
bioMEMS; cellular biophysics; encapsulation; hydrogels; integrated optics; micro-optomechanical devices; microfluidics; optical waveguides; agarose gel optical waveguides; agarose hydrogel; biology; integrated microfluidics; live cell encapsulation; optical mode; weak evanescent field; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical device fabrication; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326079
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