Fluorescence calibration research of microspheres in a microfluidic chip

Lin Wang; Kun Lian; Jost Goettert

doi:10.1117/12.591610

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22 January 2005 Fluorescence calibration research of microspheres in a microfluidic chip

Lin Wang, Kun Lian, Jost Goettert

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Proceedings Volume 5718, Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems III; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591610
Event: MOEMS-MEMS Micro and Nanofabrication, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Fluorescence calibration is usually done by preparing bio-samples with a series of concentrations and measuring their corresponding fluorescence intensities. A simplified approach is studied by using a microfluidic chip and microspheres. The fluorescence calibration can be carried out on the chip with only one concentration of the microspheres. Microspheres with the diameter of 1~5μm are very useful in bio-detection research. These microspheres are manufactured using high-quality, ultraclean polystyrene microspheres and loaded with a variety of proprietary dyes. They can be labeled with biotin-, NeutrAvdin-, streptavidin- and protein, which can be used as tracers for bio-detections. A microfluidic chip was successfully fabricated for the experiment, and preliminary experimental results have proved the feasibility of the approach for fluorescence calibration.

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Lin Wang, Kun Lian, and Jost Goettert "Fluorescence calibration research of microspheres in a microfluidic chip", Proc. SPIE 5718, Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems III, (22 January 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591610

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