Opto-electrokinetic manipulation for high-performance on-chip bioassays

Jae-Sung Kwon, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Sandeep Ravindranath, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University
Aloke Kumar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Joseph Irudayaraj, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University
Steven Wereley, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University

Abstract

This communication first demonstrates bio-compatibility of a recently developed opto-electrokinetic manipulation technique, using microorganisms. Aggregation, patterning, translation, trapping and size-based separation of microorganisms performed with the technique firmly establishes its usefulness for development of a high-performance on-chip bioassay system.

Discipline(s)

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology