Title :
Integrated Terahertz Biophotonics: Terahertz Spectroscopy of Proteins in Microfluidic Devices
Author :
George, Paul A. ; Rana, Farhan
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
We measure the absorption spectrum of bovine serum albumin in aqueous solutions at terahertz frequencies using microfluidic channels. The data agrees well with previous results and demonstrates the feasibility of terahertz biosensing in microfluidic devices.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological techniques; integrated optics; microfluidics; molecular biophysics; proteins; submillimetre wave spectra; absorption spectrum; aqueous solutions; bovine serum albumin; integrated biophotonics; microfluidic channels; microfluidic devices; proteins; terahertz biophotonics; terahertz biosensing; terahertz spectroscopy; Absorption; Biophotonics; Bovine; Displays; Frequency; Microfluidics; Molecular biophysics; Protein engineering; Spectroscopy; Submillimeter wave measurements;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2007 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0926-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2007.4288337
