Title :
Agarose gel optical waveguides with encapsulation of live cells and integrated microfluidics
Author :
Jain, Aadhar ; Erickson, David
Author_Institution :
Sibley Sch. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate optical waveguides, with integrated microfluidics, fabricated out of agarose hydrogel and capable of encapsulating live cells, thus allowing for the interaction of the direct optical mode with the biology rather than the weak evanescent field.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; cellular biophysics; encapsulation; hydrogels; integrated optics; micro-optomechanical devices; microfluidics; optical waveguides; agarose gel optical waveguides; agarose hydrogel; biology; integrated microfluidics; live cell encapsulation; optical mode; weak evanescent field; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical device fabrication; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
