WU Ji-xuan,WANG Qian,SONG Bin-bin,LIU Bo,ZHANG Hao,ZHANG Cheng,DUAN Shao-xiang,BAI Hua.Fiber-coupler-based microfluidic system for trapping of DNA biomolecules[J].Optoelectronics Letters,2019,15(6):476-
Fiber-coupler-based microfluidic system for trapping of DNA biomolecules
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WU Ji-xuan Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Detection Technology and Systems, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Engineering Technologies for Cell Phamaceutica, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China 
WANG Qian Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Detection Technology and Systems, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Engineering Technologies for Cell Phamaceutica, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China 
SONG Bin-bin Key Laboratory of Computer Vision and Systems, Ministry of Education, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China 
LIU Bo Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China 
ZHANG Hao Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China 
ZHANG Cheng Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Detection Technology and Systems, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Engineering Technologies for Cell Phamaceutica, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China 
DUAN Shao-xiang Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China 
BAI Hua Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Detection Technology and Systems, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Engineering Technologies for Cell Phamaceutica, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China 
Abstract:
      A miniature fiber-coupler-based microfluidic system is proposed for trapping of DNA biomolecules. The loop-shaped fiber-coupler is fabricated by using flame tapering technique and integrated in a microfluidic channel. Probe-DNA immobilized on the fiber-coupler surface enables specific recognition of target DNA sequences and effectively facilitates the trapping of target DNA molecules. The binding characteristics of biomolecules on the fiber-coupler surface have been theoretically analyzed and experimentally demonstrated. Experimental results indicate that the spectral response of the loop-shaped fiber coupler immobilized with probe DNA exhibits a red-shift with the trapping of the DNA biomolecules. The proposed microfluidic system possesses such desirable merits as simple structure, label-free method and high integration, which make it a promising candidate for applications in molecular biology and related bioengineering areas.
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