DocumentCode
689001
Title
Plasmonically enhanced biofilm photobioreactors
Author
Ooms, Matthew D. ; Sinton, D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. & Ind. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Au nano-particles on the bottom surface of a photobioreactor are used as scattering elements and are shown to enhanced oxygen evolution rates in cultures of cyanobacteria by increasing the light path length through the culture.
Keywords
bio-optics; bioreactors; gold; light scattering; microorganisms; nanobiotechnology; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; Au; bottom surface; cyanobacteria; light path length; nanoparticles; oxygen evolution rates; plasmonically enhanced biofilm photobioreactors; scattering elements; Computer architecture; Glass; Gold; Inductors; Microorganisms; Plasmons; Surface treatment;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833381
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