Title :
Culture-based microfluidic device for environmental monitoring
Author :
Gaoshan Jing ; Polaczyk, A. ; Oerther, D.B. ; Papautsky, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we describe a culture-based microfluidic device for detecting nocardioforms in environmental samples in an improved, timesaving, and cost-efficient manner. Our device uses paraffinophilic nature of nocardioforms and mycobacteria to selectively culture and detect these microorganisms. Our goal is to improve screening for mycobacteria to protect public health as well as screening for nocardioforms to reduce the costs associated with treating nocardiafoam at sewage treatment plants.
Keywords :
biosensors; cellular biophysics; microfluidics; microorganisms; sewage treatment; culture-based microfluidic device; environmental monitoring; microorganisms; mycobacteria; nocardioforms; paraffinophilic nature; sewage treatment plants; Costs; Immune system; Microfluidics; Microorganisms; Monitoring; Protection; Public healthcare; Sewage treatment; Sludge treatment; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
TRANSDUCERS, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 12th International Conference on, 2003
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7731-1
DOI :
10.1109/SENSOR.2003.1216997
