Title :
Rapid broad spectrum bacterial detection using electromagnetic cellular polarization and optical scattering
Author :
Pu, Allen ; Psaltis, Demetri ; Kasdan, Harvey L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
A bacterial detection scheme based on aligning the bacteria with an electric field and detecting the asymmetric optical scattering is demonstrated. This method uses no biochemical markers and can be applied in a point-of-care setting.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biosensors; cellular biophysics; electro-optical effects; laser applications in medicine; light scattering; microorganisms; L. acidophilus; asymmetric optical scattering; biosensors; broad spectrum bacterial detection; electromagnetic cellular polarization; microorganism detection device; streptococcal chains; urinary tract infection screening; Biomedical optical imaging; Electrodes; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Glass; Light scattering; Microorganisms; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; (170.3890) Medical optics instrumentation; (170.7230) Urology; (290.5820) Scattering measurements; (290.5850) Scattering, particles;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628253
