High-Q WGM microcavity-based optofluidic sensor technologies for biological analysis.

Biomicrofluidics

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Photonics Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Published: July 2024

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  • High-quality optical microcavities, especially whispering-gallery mode (WGM) microcavities, can confine light effectively at a small scale, making them valuable for biological applications.
  • When combined with microfluidic technologies, these microcavities enhance the sensitivity of optofluidic sensors used for detecting proteins, viruses, and genetic materials.
  • The paper reviews recent advancements in these sensor technologies, highlighting their potential for studying living cells and contributing to fields like cell biology and biophysics.

Article Abstract

High-quality-factor () optical microcavities have attracted extensive interest due to their unique ability to confine light for resonant circulation at the micrometer scale. Particular attention has been paid to optical whispering-gallery mode (WGM) microcavities to harness their strong light-matter interactions for biological applications. Remarkably, the combination of high- optical WGM microcavities with microfluidic technologies can achieve a synergistic effect in the development of high-sensitivity optofluidic sensors for many emerging biological analysis applications, such as the detection of proteins, nucleic acids, viruses, and exosomes. They can also be utilized to investigate the behavior of living cells in human organisms, which may provide new technical solutions for studies in cell biology and biophysics. In this paper, we briefly review recent progress in high- microcavity-based optofluidic sensor technologies and their applications in biological analysis.

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