Fluorescence spectroscopy plays a key role in a broad area of biological and medical
applications. Development of miniaturized fluorescence detection devices will enable the …

Fluorescence spectroscopy plays a key role in a broad area of biological and medical
applications. Development of fluorescence spectroscopy micro-devices will enable …

Spectral and time-domain fluorescence from biological samples are powerful diagnostic
tools. For applications requiring a compact integrated spectrometer, the …

We report a new elastomer-silicon hybrid photonic microelectromechanical systems device
incorporating a soft lithographically patterned and assembled tunable elastic grating that …

Fluorescence biosensors have seen a recent evolution by employing micro-fabrication tools
and strategies to create platforms capable of achieving high throughput detection. The …

The BioPOEMS (Bio-Polymer-Opto-Electro-Microfluidic-System) Group at the University of
CA at Berkley has developed three novel microfabricated, ultra-sensitive, opto-electro …

An improved, laser-induced fluorescence-based micro-optical biosensor was designed and
fabricated, with cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) optical waveguides, a poly (methyl …

In fields such as cell biology, fluorescent markers have become increasingly valuable tools
for studying cellular interactions. Many of these tags have signature spectral emissions, and …

Optical MEMS, or MOEMS, are MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) merged with micro-
optics. They allow sensing or manipulating optical signals on a very small size scale, using …

Miniaturization and highly accurate detection technologies are key factors to advancing
sensor performance and utility and the search for such technologies promises …