Title :
Bacteria detection in a microfluidic channel utilizing electromagnetic cellular polarization and optical scattering
Author :
Choi, Jae-Woo ; Pu, Allen ; Psaltis, Demetri
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
A bacterial detection scheme based on aligning the bacteria with an electric field and detecting the optical scattering is examined. This method uses no biochemical markers and can be applied in a point-of-care setting
Keywords :
biological techniques; cellular biophysics; light polarisation; light scattering; microfluidics; microorganisms; bacteria detection; electromagnetic cellular polarization; microfluidic channel; optical scattering; Bonding; Electrodes; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Glass; Microfluidics; Microorganisms; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1693959
