Developing optofluidic technology through the fusion of microfluidics and optics

Demetri Psaltis (), Stephen R. Quake and Changhuei Yang
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Demetri Psaltis: California Institute of Technology
Stephen R. Quake: Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford
Changhuei Yang: California Institute of Technology

Nature, 2006, vol. 442, issue 7101, 381-386

Abstract: Abstract We describe devices in which optics and fluidics are used synergistically to synthesize novel functionalities. Fluidic replacement or modification leads to reconfigurable optical systems, whereas the implementation of optics through the microfluidic toolkit gives highly compact and integrated devices. We categorize optofluidics according to three broad categories of interactions: fluid–solid interfaces, purely fluidic interfaces and colloidal suspensions. We describe examples of optofluidic devices in each category.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1038/nature05060

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