Developing optofluidic technology through the fusion of microfluidics and optics

By Demetri Psaltis, Stephen R. Quake, Changhuei Yang. Nature, 2006

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Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Liquid-infiltrated photonic crystals: enhanced light-matter interactions for lab-on-a-chip applications (2007, background): “Optofluidics is a new branch within photonics which attempts to unify concepts from optics and microfluidics [1,2].”
Optofluidics for energy applications (2011, background): “The ideas and technological state-of-the-art devices at that time were identified in reviews by Psaltis et al”
The photonic integration of non-solid media using optofluidics (2011, neutral): “163--> Optofluidics has emerged as a dynamic and rapidly developing research field over the past few year”
Optofluidic dye lasers (2008, background): “For more comprehensive discussions of the general idea of optofluidcs, the readers are referred to Psaltis et al. (2006) and Monat et al. (2007).”
Point-of-care microfluidic devices for pathogen detection (2018, methodology): “When optical detection is combined with microfluidic systems it is known as “optofluidic technology” (Psaltis et al., 2006).”
Small particles, big impacts: A review of the diverse applications of nanofluids (2013, methodology): “have been utilized in many applications, ranging from nanomedicine to microfluidic mixing/separation systems [252–255] - which is discussed further in 4.”
Optical manipulation of nanoparticles and biomolecules in sub-wavelength slot waveguides (2009, background): “In a series of recent articles, Psaltis et al.9 and Monat et al.10 describe the enormous potential of integrating optical and microfluidic elements into ‘lab-on-a-chip’ devices, particularly in improving fluid and particle manipulations.”
Optical MEMS: From Micromirrors to Complex Systems (2014, background): “optics to create lab-on-a-chip instruments, biomolecular sensors and molecular-imaging tools [88].”