Unraveling bacterial networks and their antimicrobial susceptibility on silicon microarchitectures using intrinsic phase-shift spectroscopy

Heidi Leonard; Liran Holtzman; Yuri Haimov; Daniel Weizman; Yechezkel Kashi; Ofer Nativ; Sarel Halachmi; Ester Segal

doi:10.1117/12.2287655

8 February 2018 Unraveling bacterial networks and their antimicrobial susceptibility on silicon microarchitectures using intrinsic phase-shift spectroscopy

Heidi Leonard, Liran Holtzman, Yuri Haimov, Daniel Weizman, Yechezkel Kashi, Ofer Nativ, Sarel Halachmi, Ester Segal

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Proceedings Volume 10479, Light-Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases; 1047907 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2287655
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We have developed a rapid phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) in which photonic 2D silicon microarrays are employed as both the optical transducer element and as a preferable solid−liquid interface for bacterial colonization. We harness the intrinsic ability of the micro-architectures to relay optical phase-shift reflectometric interference spectroscopic measurements (termed PRISM) and incorporate it into a platform for culture-free, label-free tracking of bacterial accumulation, proliferation, and death. This assay employs microfluidic channels interfaced with PRISM chips and is carried out in a two-stage process, namely bacteria seeding and antibiotic incubation. Bacteria proliferation within the microtopologies results in an increase in refractive index of the medium, yielding an increase in optical path difference, while cell death or bacteriostatic activity results in decreasing or unchanged values. The optical responses of bacteria to various concentrations of relevant antibiotics have been tracked in real time, allowing for accurate determination of the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values within 2-3 hours. We further extended this work to analyze antibiotic susceptibilities of clinical isolates and direct urine samples derived from patients at neighboring hospitals in newly designed, disposable microfluidic devices. This has opened the door to the observation of unique bacterial behaviors, as we can evaluate bacterial adhesion, growth, and antibiotic resistance on different microarchitectures, different surface chemistries, and even different strains. Motility, charge, and biofilm abilities have been explored for their effect of bacterial adhesion to the microstructures as we further develop our method of rapid, label-free AST for full clinical application.

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Heidi Leonard, Liran Holtzman, Yuri Haimov, Daniel Weizman, Yechezkel Kashi, Ofer Nativ, Sarel Halachmi, and Ester Segal "Unraveling bacterial networks and their antimicrobial susceptibility on silicon microarchitectures using intrinsic phase-shift spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 10479, Light-Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, 1047907 (8 February 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2287655

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