Hollow optical fibers containing light-emitting liquids hold big promises for biological sensing applications
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 08:02
in Physics & Chemistry
Processing biological samples on a small substrate the size of a computer chip is becoming a common task for biotechnology applications. Given the small working area, however, probing samples on the substrate with light can be difficult. To address this issue, Xia Yu and co-workers at the A*STAR Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology have now developed an optical fiber system that is able to deliver light to microfluidic chips with high efficiency.