Title :
Opto-fluidic detection platform for pathogen detection in water
Author :
Kiesel, Peter ; Martini, Joerg ; Huck, Malte ; Recht, Michael ; Bern, Marshall ; Johnson, Noble
Author_Institution :
Palo Alto Res. Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
We prototyped a compact micro-fluidic based flow cytometer for pathogen detection in water. The system uses a pin-photodiode for detection and yielded a detection limit of ~200MEPE, sufficient to reliably identify and count specifically-tagged pathogens.
Keywords :
diseases; flow measurement; micro-optomechanical devices; microfluidics; microorganisms; p-i-n photodiodes; water; water quality; flow cytometer; microfluidics; optofluidic detection; pathogen detection; pin photodiode; water; Calibration; Fluorescence; Monitoring; Pathogens; Pollution measurement; Prototypes; Water pollution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
