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Highly-sensitive fluorescence detection and imaging with microfabricated total internal reflection (TIR)-based devices

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Author	Le, Nam Cao Hoai Dao, Dzung Viet Yokokawa, Ryuji Nguyen, Thien Duy Wells, John C. Sugiyama, Susumu
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	This paper presents the development and application of several total internal reflection (TIR)-based devices for highly-sensitive and high-resolution fluorescence imaging. Using micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication technology, miniaturized single-wavelength and dual-wavelength TIR-based devices have been designed and fabricated. A low-cost and simple fabrication process utilizing TMAH wet etching, deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) and polymer casting has enabled us to integrate several optical components into one single poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) chip, thus alignment and assembly are eliminated. The slide-format and monolithic chip can be used with both upright and inverted fluorescent microscope with interchangeable sample delivery platforms, i.e. glass slides, flow-cells, microchannels etc…In different configurations, the devices were applied in measurement of the average velocity field of fluorescent beads in pressure-driven flow in a microchannel and then in detecting of single DNA molecules. Another ongoing effort is focused on using the device for cell imaging which will be briefly discussed. These applications are the first step toward integration the TIR-based chips into a detection functionality of a μ-TAS. Our proposed devices are smaller, simpler and less expensive comparing to current objective-type and prism-type total internal reflection fluorescent microscopy (TIRFM) systems. At this moment, our devices could provide quick and low-cost evanescent excitations with one or two wavelengths in upright or inverted fluorescent microscopes using normal objective lenses. In the future, they might be integrated as a detection module in a μ-TAS where highly-sensitivity and high-resolution fluorescence imaging capability is necessary. Finally, some discussion on the limitation and future developments for our devices will be also provided.
Starting Page	45
Ending Page	59
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18653928
Journal	Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics
Volume Number	7
Issue Number	1-3
e-ISSN	18653936
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-08-31
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Total internal reflection (TIR)-based chip Fluorescent imaging Micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) Single molecule detection Nano-particle image velocimetry (nano-PIV) Cell imaging Micro-total analysis systems (micro-TAS) Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation Manufacturing, Machines, Tools Nanotechnology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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