Tunable wavelength interrogated sensor platform (TWIST) for point-of-care diagnostics of infectious diseases
The TWIST platform is an optical evanescent wave sensor which enables a label-free immunoassay-based portable instrument. The approach is based on input grating coupler sensors serving as functionalized sensing devices. Binding of the target analyte to the receptor-coated grating is detected by wavelength interrogation in the telecom spectral range. We have demonstrated that high performance volumetric sensing can be achieved using a compact, low-cost telecom laser as light source. The system footprint including light source, detectors and digitizers is compact. The platform is amenable to multiplexed operation. We demonstrated a two-output system which enables detection of an analyte with an on-chip reference signal. © 2011 Copyright Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).
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- 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
- 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
- 4006 Communications engineering