• DocumentCode
    761529
  • Title

    Focusing fluids and light

  • Author

    Mao, Xiaole ; Huang, Tony Jun

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Bioeng., Penn State Univ., University Park, PA
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    22
  • Lastpage
    27
  • Abstract
    There exist two major technical challenges when developing on-chip single- particle detection systems: focusing the particles and focusing the light. Flow cytometry is used to measure the optical and fluorescence characteristics of single cells while cells pass through an optical interrogation area (with dimensions on the order of several micrometers to tens of micrometers) that is defined by a focused laser beam.
  • Keywords
    bioMEMS; cellular biophysics; laser applications in medicine; flow cytometry; focused laser beam; light focusing; on-chip single-particle detection systems; optical interrogation; particles focusing; single cells; Biomedical optical imaging; Coaxial components; Fluorescence; Hydrodynamics; Laser excitation; Microfluidics; Optical devices; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; System-on-a-chip;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nanotechnology Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1932-4510
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MNANO.2008.920048
  • Filename
    4547905