Photonic lab-on-a-chip: Integration of optical spectroscopy in microfluidic systems

I Rodríguez-Ruiz, TN Ackermann, X Muñoz-Berbel… - 2016 - ACS Publications
The integration of micro-optical elements with microfluidics leads to the highly promising
photonic lab-on-a-chip analytical systems (PhLoCs). In this work, we re-examine the main …

3D-Printed micro-optofluidic device for chemical fluids and cells detection

F Cairone, S Davi, G Stella, F Guarino, G Recca… - Biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
In this work, it is presented a micro-optofluidic flow detector used for on-chip biological and
chemical samples investigation. It is made in Poly-dimethyl-siloxane using a master-slave …

Hybrid electronic tongue based on optical and electrochemical microsensors for quality control of wine

M Gutiérrez, A Llobera, J Vila-Planas, F Capdevila… - Analyst, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
A multiparametric system able to classify red and white wines according to the grape
varieties and for analysing some specific parameters is presented. The system, known as …

Pneumatically tunable optofluidic 2× 2 switch for reconfigurable optical circuit

W Song, D Psaltis - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
We presented a pneumatically tunable 2× 2 optofluidic switch for on-chip light routing that
was controlled by compressed air. The device was fabricated with an optically clear …

Micro-optofluidic switch realized by 3D printing technology

F Cairone, S Gagliano, DC Carbone, G Recca… - Microfluidics and …, 2016 - Springer
This paper presents a PDMS micro-optofluidic chip that allows a laser beam to be driven
directly toward a two-phase flow stream in a micro-channel while at the same time …

Micro-optical waveguides realization by low-cost technologies

F Cairone, F Gallo Afflitto, G Stella, G Cicala, M Ashour… - Micro, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microscale optofluidic devices are a category of microscale devices combining fluidic and
optical features. These devices typically enable in-situ fluid flow measurement for …

Cell analysis using a multiple internal reflection photonic lab-on-a-chip

J Vila-Planas, E Fernández-Rosas, B Ibarlucea… - Nature protocols, 2011 - nature.com
Here we present a protocol for analyzing cell cultures using a photonic lab-on-a-chip
(PhLoC). By using a broadband light source and a spectrometer, the spectrum of a given cell …

Photonic lab-on-a-chip for rapid cytokine detection

R Usuba, M Yokokawa, TN Ackermann, A Llobera… - Acs …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A photonic lab-on-a-chip (PhLoC) was developed for rapid determination of interleukin-2 (IL-
2) levels secreted by lymphocytes using measurement of optical absorbance. Optical and …

Selective functionalisation of PDMS-based photonic lab on a chip for biosensing

B Ibarlucea, C Fernández-Sánchez, S Demming… - Analyst, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
A comparative study of different approaches for the selective immobilisation of biomolecules
on the surface of poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) is reported. The motivation of this work is to …

A polymeric micro-optical system for the spatial monitoring in two-phase microfluidics

F Sapuppo, F Schembri, L Fortuna, A Llobera… - Microfluidics and …, 2012 - Springer
This article presents a polymeric micro-optical system that consists of two coupled
miniaturized devices for spatially distributed characterization of microfluidic two-phase …