Preliminary results from a novel CVD diamond detector system for molecular imaging applications

Author

Mahon, A.R.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Cancer Res., R. Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

2-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

1462

Abstract

A novel biomolecular imaging system incorporating a Chemical Vapour Deposition diamond detector is in development. The synthetic diamond is used as a UV detector. To image nucleic acids in electrophoresis gels. The microstrip diamond detector currently has a spatial resolution of 30 μm. Preliminary results are presented which include: QE measurements of diamond detectors, detector time response, detector UV response and current detection limits of biomolecules in gel. The potential applications of the technology, and its significant advantages in speed and sensitivity over the current systems are discussed

Keywords

DNA; biological techniques; diamond; electrophoresis; molecular biophysics; semiconductor counters; ultraviolet detectors; CVD diamond detector system; QE measurements; UV detector; biomolecular imaging system; current detection limits; detector UV response; detector time response; electrophoresis gels; molecular imaging applications; nucleic acids; synthetic diamond; Chemical vapor deposition; DNA; Detectors; Electrokinetics; Fluorescence; Molecular biophysics; Molecular imaging; Proteins; Shadow mapping; Spatial resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium, 1996. Conference Record., 1996 IEEE

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3534-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1996.591725

Filename

591725