Optofluidic opportunities in global health, food, water and energy

Real-Time FRET PCR Assay forSalmonella entericaSerotype Detection in Food

(2013) Eric V. Olsen et al.   MILITARY MEDICINE

Reactive self-tracking solar concentrators: concept, design, and initial materials characterization

(2012) Katherine A. Baker et al.   APPLIED OPTICS

Closed photobioreactors for production of microalgal biomasses

(2012) Bei Wang et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Lab-in-a-tube: ultracompact components for on-chip capture and detection of individual micro-/nanoorganisms

(2012) Elliot J. Smith et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Controlled Photonic Manipulation of Proteins and Other Nanomaterials

(2012) Yih-Fan Chen et al.   NANO LETTERS

Gel-based optical waveguides with live cell encapsulation and integrated microfluidics

(2012) Aadhar Jain et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Evanescent photosynthesis: exciting cyanobacteria in a surface-confined light field

(2012) Matthew D. Ooms et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Improving neonatal health in South-East Asia

(2012) H. Nair et al.   PUBLIC HEALTH

Development of suitable photobioreactor for algae production – A review

(2012) R.N. Singh et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Gold Nanoparticle-Based Simple Colorimetric and Ultrasensitive Dynamic Light Scattering Assay for the Selective Detection of Pb(II) from Paints, Plastics, and Water Samples

(2011) Lule Beqa et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Biosensors for the detection of waterborne pathogens

(2011) John T. Connelly et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Integrated microfluidic reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for rapid detection of food- or waterborne pathogenic rotavirus

(2011) Yuyuan Li et al.   ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Optofluidic Fluorescent Imaging Cytometry on a Cell Phone

(2011) Hongying Zhu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

In Vitro Fertilization on a Single-Oocyte Positioning System Integrated with Motile Sperm Selection and Early Embryo Development

(2011) Rui Ma et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Rapid detection of food- and waterborne bacteria using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy coupled with silver nanosubstrates

(2011) Cui Fan et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Optofluidic planar reactors for photocatalytic water treatment using solar energy

(2011) Lei Lei et al.   Biomicrofluidics

Biosensors as innovative tools for the detection of food borne pathogens

(2011) Pooja Arora et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Perspectives for nano-biotechnology enabled protection and nutrition of plants

(2011) Vandana Ghormade et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Plastic-Based Distributed Feedback Laser Biosensors in Microplate Format

(2011) Yafang Tan et al.   IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL

An optical biosensor assay for the determination of folate in milk and nutritional dairy products

(2011) Harvey E. Indyk   INTERNATIONAL DAIRY JOURNAL

Photoactivated nanomaterials for biomedical release applications

(2011) Salvatore Sortino   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Artificial photosynthesis on a chip: microfluidic cofactor regeneration and photoenzymatic synthesis under visible light

(2011) Joon Seok Lee et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Microfluidics for food, agriculture and biosystems industries

(2011) Suresh Neethirajan et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Development of a microfluidics biosensor for agarose-bead immobilized Escherichia coli bioreporter cells for arsenite detection in aqueous samples

(2011) Nina Buffi et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Nanomanipulation using near field photonics

(2011) David Erickson et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Fluorescence microscopy imaging with a Fresnel zone plate array based optofluidic microscope

(2011) Shuo Pang et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Tailorable integrated optofluidic filters for biomolecular detection

(2011) Philip Measor et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Holographic pixel super-resolution in portable lensless on-chip microscopy using a fiber-optic array

(2011) Waheb Bishara et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Compatible immuno-NASBA LOC device for quantitative detection of waterborne pathogens: design and validation

(2011) Xinyan Zhao et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Optically induced microfluidic reconfiguration

(2011) Mekala Krishnan et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Algal fluorescence sensor integrated into a microfluidic chip for water pollutant detection

(2011) Florent Lefèvre et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Aqueous droplet manipulation by optically induced Marangoni circulation

(2011) Wenqi Hu et al.   Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Visible Light Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation on Nitrogen-Modified TiO2 Nanowires

(2011) Son Hoang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Microfluidics-based diagnostics of infectious diseases in the developing world

(2011) Curtis D Chin et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Megapixel digital PCR

(2011) Kevin A Heyries et al.   NATURE METHODS

The photonic integration of non-solid media using optofluidics

(2011) Holger Schmidt et al.   Nature Photonics

Optofluidic microsystems for chemical and biological analysis

(2011) Xudong Fan et al.   Nature Photonics

Optofluidics for energy applications

(2011) David Erickson et al.   Nature Photonics

Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling — An Abuse of Trust by the Food Industry?

(2011) Kelly D. Brownell et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Nanoporous polymer ring resonators for biosensing

(2011) Matthew Mancuso et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Fabrication and characterization of High Q polymer micro-ring resonator and its application as a sensitive ultrasonic detector

(2011) Tao Ling et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Thermal Separation: Interplay between the Soret Effect and Entropic Force Gradient

(2011) Yusuke T. Maeda et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Color Capable Sub-Pixel Resolving Optofluidic Microscope and Its Application to Blood Cell Imaging for Malaria Diagnosis

(2011) Seung Ah Lee et al.   PLoS One

Seeing protein monolayers with naked eye through plasmonic Fano resonances

(2011) A. A. Yanik et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Lens-free optical tomographic microscope with a large imaging volume on a chip

(2011) S. O. Isikman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Wireless Solar Water Splitting Using Silicon-Based Semiconductors and Earth-Abundant Catalysts

(2011) S. Y. Reece et al.   SCIENCE

The Future of Seawater Desalination: Energy, Technology, and the Environment

(2011) M. Elimelech et al.   SCIENCE

Measurement of oocyte temporal maturation process by means of a simple optical micro-system

(2011) Florie Vidberg et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Selection, breeding and engineering of microalgae for bioenergy and biofuel production

(2011) Anthony W.D. Larkum et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Microfluidic analytical systems for food analysis

(2011) Yegermal T. Atalay et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Food applications of nanotechnologies: An overview of opportunities and challenges for developing countries

(2011) Qasim Chaudhry et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Energy minimization strategies and renewable energy utilization for desalination: A review

(2011) Arun Subramani et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Biological approaches for addressing the grand challenge of providing access to clean drinking water

(2011) Mark R Riley et al.   Journal of Biological Engineering

Review: Highlights in recent applications of electronic tongues in food analysis

(2010) Laura Escuder-Gilabert et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Trends in flow-based analytical methods applied to pesticide detection: A review

(2010) E.J. Llorent-Martínez et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Transcutaneous Glucose Sensing by Surface-Enhanced Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy in a Rat Model

(2010) Jonathan M. Yuen et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Optical Thermophoresis for Quantifying the Buffer Dependence of Aptamer Binding

(2010) Philipp Baaske et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Global Water Pollution and Human Health

(2010) René P. Schwarzenbach et al.   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Microfluidic sedimentation cytometer for milk quality and bovine mastitis monitoring

(2010) Jose L. Garcia-Cordero et al.   BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES

A label-free and portable multichannel surface plasmon resonance immunosensor for on site analysis of antibiotics in milk samples

(2010) Fátima Fernández et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Feeding the World Today and Tomorrow: The Importance of Food Science and Technology

(2010) John D. Floros et al.   COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY

The Use of Near-Infrared Spectrometry in the Olive Oil Industry

(2010) S. Armenta et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Biomacromolecules in microgels — Opportunities and challenges for drug delivery

(2010) Martin Malmsten et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE

Development of a PDMS-based microchip electrophoresis device for continuous onlinein vivomonitoring of microdialysis samples

(2010) Pradyot Nandi et al.   ELECTROPHORESIS

Providing all global energy with wind, water, and solar power, Part I: Technologies, energy resources, quantities and areas of infrastructure, and materials

(2010) Mark Z. Jacobson et al.   ENERGY POLICY

Nanomaterial Enabled Biosensors for Pathogen Monitoring - A Review

(2010) Peter J. Vikesland et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Triggered drug delivery from biomaterials

(2010) Colin P McCoy et al.   Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

A Wearable Sensor for Measuring Sweat Rate

(2010) Pietro Salvo et al.   IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL

Light forces the pace: optical manipulation for biophotonics

(2010) David James Stevenson et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS

Immediate assisted solar direct contact membrane distillation in saline water desalination

(2010) Tsung-Ching Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Collection of nanoliter microdialysate fractions in plugs for off-line in vivo chemical monitoring with up to 2s temporal resolution

(2010) Meng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Colorimetric Detection of Heavy Metal Ions Using Label-Free Gold Nanoparticles and Alkanethiols

(2010) Yu-Lun Hung et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Optofluidic ring resonator switch for optical particle transport

(2010) Allen H. J. Yang et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Sub-pixel resolving optofluidic microscope for on-chip cell imaging

(2010) Guoan Zheng et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Integration of single oocyte trapping, in vitro fertilization and embryo culture in a microwell-structured microfluidic device

(2010) Chao Han et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Detection of waterborne parasites using field-portable and cost-effective lensfree microscopy

(2010) Onur Mudanyali et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Compact, light-weight and cost-effective microscope based on lensless incoherent holography for telemedicine applications

(2010) Onur Mudanyali et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Light-Induced Local Heating for Thermophoretic Manipulation of DNA in Polymer Micro- and Nanochannels

(2010) Lasse H. Thamdrup et al.   NANO LETTERS

Lab-in-a-Tube: Detection of Individual Mouse Cells for Analysis in Flexible Split-Wall Microtube Resonator Sensors

(2010) Elliot J. Smith et al.   NANO LETTERS

Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices

(2010) Harry A. Atwater et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Direct seawater desalination by ion concentration polarization

(2010) Sung Jae Kim et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Trends in Diet, Nutritional Status, and Diet-related Noncommunicable Diseases in China and India: The Economic Costs of the Nutrition Transition

(2010) Barry M. Popkin et al.   NUTRITION REVIEWS

UV patterned nanoporous solid-liquid core waveguides

(2010) Nimi Gopalakrishnan et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

On-chip differential interference contrast microscopy using lensless digital holography

(2010) Chulwoo Oh et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Lensfree on-chip microscopy over a wide field-of-view using pixel super-resolution

(2010) Waheb Bishara et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Planar micro-optic solar concentrator

(2010) Jason H. Karp et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Nanoparticulate material delivery to plants

(2010) Remya Nair et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Interactions between engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and plants: Phytotoxicity, uptake and accumulation

(2010) Xingmao Ma et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Chemical signal amplification in two-dimensional paper networks

(2010) Elain Fu et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

A New Era for Cancer Treatment: Gold-Nanoparticle-Mediated Thermal Therapies

(2010) Laura C. Kennedy et al.   Small

Recent developments in photocatalytic water treatment technology: A review

(2010) Meng Nan Chong et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Protein-binding assays in biological liquids using microscale thermophoresis

(2010) Christoph J. Wienken et al.   Nature Communications

Chemistry and Biology in Femtoliter and Picoliter Volume Droplets

(2009) Daniel T. Chiu et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Nutritional quality of organic foods: a systematic review

(2009) Alan D Dangour et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Development of bacteria-based bioassays for arsenic detection in natural waters

(2009) Elizabeth Diesel et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering in nanoliter droplets: towards high-sensitivity detection of mercury (II) ions

(2009) Guoqing Wang et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Determination of Glucose Levels Using a Functionalized Hydrogel−Optical Fiber Biosensor: Toward Continuous Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Vivo

(2009) Sven Tierney et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Diagnostics for the Developing World: Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Devices

(2009) Andres W. Martinez et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

In vitro microscale systems for systematic drug toxicity study

(2009) Jong Hwan Sung et al.   BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Fully automatic method for the determination of fat soluble vitamins and vitamin D metabolites in serum

(2009) J.M. Mata-Granados et al.   CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA

A review of membrane processes and renewable energies for desalination

(2009) Catherine Charcosset   DESALINATION

One Hundred Years of Progress in Food Analysis

(2009) Robert J. McGorrin   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

The 2006–2007 Food Label and Package Survey (FLAPS): Nutrition labeling, trans fat labeling

(2009) Mary Brandt et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS

A multiplexed optofluidic biomolecular sensor for low mass detection

(2009) Sudeep Mandal et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Ultralow power trapping and fluorescence detection of single particles on an optofluidic chip

(2009) S. Kühn et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Reconfigurable photonic crystal circuits

(2009) C. Grillet et al.   Laser & Photonics Reviews

Metabolism of fatty acids and lipid hydroperoxides in human body monitoring with Fourier transform Infrared Spectroscopy

(2009) Satoshi Yoshida et al.   Lipids in Health and Disease

An Optical Conveyor for Molecules

(2009) Franz M. Weinert et al.   NANO LETTERS

Optical manipulation of nanoparticles and biomolecules in sub-wavelength slot waveguides

(2009) Allen H. J. Yang et al.   NATURE

Understanding biophysicochemical interactions at the nano–bio interface

(2009) Andre E. Nel et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Gold nanocages covered by smart polymers for controlled release with near-infrared light

(2009) Mustafa S. Yavuz et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Label-free biomarker detection from whole blood

(2009) Eric Stern et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Nutritional status and functional capacity of hospitalized elderly

(2009) Maria RM Oliveira et al.   Nutrition Journal

Optothermorheological flow manipulation

(2009) Mekala Krishnan et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Mobile Phone Based Clinical Microscopy for Global Health Applications

(2009) David N. Breslauer et al.   PLoS One

Thermo-sensitive polymeric micelles based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) as drug carriers

(2009) Hua Wei et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Production of first and second generation biofuels: A comprehensive review

(2009) S.N. Naik et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Optical Slot-Waveguide Based Biochemical Sensors

(2009) Carlos Angulo Barrios   SENSORS

Bio-sensing textile based patch with integrated optical detection system for sweat monitoring

(2009) Deirdre Morris et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Nanotechnology and its applications in the food sector

(2009) Nesli Sozer et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Functional food. Product development, marketing and consumer acceptance—A review

(2008) István Siró et al.   APPETITE

Sensitive optical biosensors for unlabeled targets: A review

(2008) Xudong Fan et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Enhanced resonance light scattering properties of gold nanoparticles due to cooperative binding

(2008) A. Cruz Enriquez et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Chemical Separations by Bubble-Assisted Interphase Mass-Transfer

(2008) David A. Boyd et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Application of Photonic Crystal Enhanced Fluorescence to a Cytokine Immunoassay

(2008) Patrick C. Mathias et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Why is it getting more difficult to successfully artificially inseminate dairy cows?

(2008) H. Dobson et al.   Animal

Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Global Health

(2008) Paul Yager et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Compact and low-cost biosensor based on novel approach to spectroscopy of surface plasmons

(2008) Marek Piliarik et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Design of a gold nanoprobe for rapid and portable mercury detection with the naked eye

(2008) Shijiang He et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The use of gold nanoparticles in diagnostics and detection

(2008) Robert Wilson   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

New Trends in Fiber-Optic Chemical and Biological Sensors

(2008) Guillermo Orellana et al.   Current Analytical Chemistry

Water desalination cost literature: review and assessment

(2008) Ioannis C. Karagiannis et al.   DESALINATION

Advances in seawater desalination technologies

(2008) Akili D. Khawaji et al.   DESALINATION

EAT-by-LIGHT: Fiber-Optic and Micro-Optic Devices for Food Quality and Safety Assessment

(2008) Anna Grazia Mignani et al.   IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL

Optically driven fluid flow along arbitrary microscale patterns using thermoviscous expansion

(2008) Franz M. Weinert et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Innovations in optical microfluidic technologies for point-of-care diagnostics

(2008) Frank B. Myers et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Towards non- and minimally instrumented, microfluidics-based diagnostic devices

(2008) Bernhard Weigl et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

On-demand microfluidic control by micropatterned light irradiation of a photoresponsive hydrogel sheet

(2008) Shinji Sugiura et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades

(2008) Mark A. Shannon et al.   NATURE

In situ collagen assembly for integrating microfabricated three-dimensional cell-seeded matrices

(2008) Brian M. Gillette et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Biosensing with plasmonic nanosensors

(2008) Jeffrey N. Anker et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Nanoparticle therapeutics: an emerging treatment modality for cancer

(2008) Mark E. Davis et al.   NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

Microscale Fluid Flow Induced by Thermoviscous Expansion Along a Traveling Wave

(2008) Franz M. Weinert et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Lensless high-resolution on-chip optofluidic microscopes for Caenorhabditis elegans and cell imaging

(2008) X. Cui et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Review of feasible solar energy applications to water processes

(2008) J. Blanco et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Use of U.S. Croplands for Biofuels Increases Greenhouse Gases Through Emissions from Land-Use Change

(2008) T. Searchinger et al.   SCIENCE

An opto-fluidic ring resonator biosensor for the detection of organophosphorus pesticides

(2008) Gilmo Yang et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

The U.S. Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs: Current status and future considerations

(2007) Donna M. Bush   FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Development of a green chromatographic method for determination of fat-soluble vitamins in food and pharmaceutical supplement

(2007) V KIENEN   TALANTA