Themed collection Optofluidics
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Imaging live cells at high spatiotemporal resolution for lab-on-a-chip applications
The synergy of novel super-resolution imaging techniques and microfluidic technology provides new biological and biomedical insights into sub-cellular processes.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 2014-2024
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5LC01556A
Optofluidic time-stretch imaging – an emerging tool for high-throughput imaging flow cytometry
Optical time-stretch imaging is now proven for ultrahigh-throughput optofluidic single-cell imaging, at least 10–100 times faster.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 1743-1756
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5LC01458A
Analysis of single nucleic acid molecules in micro- and nano-fluidics
This review discusses recent advances in single molecule analysis of nucleic acid molecules within micro- and nano-fluidic environments.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 790-811
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5LC01294E
Cell refractive index for cell biology and disease diagnosis: past, present and future
Cell refractive index is an important biophysical parameter, which provides new biological and biomedical insight for disease diagnosis and cell biology.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 634-644
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5LC01445J
Biochemical sensing by nanofluidic crystal in a confined space
This paper introduces a novel nanofluidic crystal scheme by packing nanoparticles inside a well-designed confined space to improve the device-to-device readout consistency. The readout from different chips (n = 16) varied within 8.4% under the same conditions, which guaranteed a self-calibration-free biochemical sensing.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 2050-2058
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6LC00416D
Optofluidic lens with low spherical and low field curvature aberrations
Optofluidic lens with hyperbolic secant index profile, leading to low spherical and low field curvature aberrations.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 1617-1624
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6LC00295A
Photolysis-driven merging of microdroplets in microfluidic chambers
Controlled coalescence of targeted microdroplets can be achieved by irradiation of photosensitive surfactant stabilized microdroplets by ps pulsed laser light.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 1484-1491
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6LC00024J
Wash-free magnetic immunoassay of the PSA cancer marker using SERS and droplet microfluidics
We report a novel wash-free magnetic immunoassay technique for prostate-specific antigen that uses a surface-enhanced Raman scattering-based microdroplet sensor.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 1022-1029
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5LC01249J
Reconfigurable liquid-core/liquid-cladding optical waveguides with dielectrophoresis-driven virtual microchannels on an electromicrofluidic platform
Stationary and moving liquid-core/liquid-cladding optical waveguides were established with dielectrophoresis from electrowetting-created droplets.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 847-854
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5LC01233C
Optofluidic FRET lasers using aqueous quantum dots as donors
Optofluidic FRET lasers using aqueous quantum dots as donors.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 353-359
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5LC01004G
Tubular optical microcavities of indefinite medium for sensitive liquid refractometers
Based on Mie scattering theory, we propose a tubular microcavity made by anisotropic metamaterials with hyperbolic dispersion called indefinite media (IM). Such a microcavity provides both a high sensitivity S and a high Q factor, which could be useful for liquid refractometers.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 182-187
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5LC01266J
Optofluidic tunable lenses using laser-induced thermal gradient
We report a new design of optofluidic tunable lens with a 2D refractive index gradient generated by shining light onto a pair of metal strips.
Lab Chip, 2016,16, 104-111
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5LC01163A
Tunable self-imaging effect using hybrid optofluidic waveguides
This paper demonstrates the real-time tunable self-imaging function using hybrid optofluidic waveguides.
Lab Chip, 2015,15, 4398-4403
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5LC01066G