Actuation of adaptive liquid microlens droplet in microfluidic devices: A review

A significant growth of research on adaptive liquid lens is achieved over the past decades, and the field is still attracting increasing attentions, focusing on the transition from the current stage to the commercialized stage. The challenges faced are not limited to fabrication, material, small tuning range in focal lengths, additional control systems, limitations in special actuation methods and so on. In addition, the use of external driving parts or systems induce extra problem on bulky appearance, high cost, low reliability etc. Therefore, adaptive liquid lens will be an interesting research focus in both microfluidics and optofluidics science. This review attempts to summarize and focus on the droplet profile deformation under different driving mechanisms in tunable liquid microlens as well as the application in cameras, cell phone and so on. The driving techniques are generally categorized in terms of mechanisms and driving sources.     

Thermal lens spectrometric determination of hexavalent chromium

The applicability of thermal lens spectrometry (TLS) for quantification and routine determination of hexavalent chromium was investigated by using a collinear dual beam thermal lens spectrometer. In aqueous solutions the LOD of 0.1 μg l⁻¹ was obtained for Cr(VI) by using 160 mW laser power. The performance of the technique was verified by the determination of hexavalent chromium in standard reference water samples (NIST SRM 1643a and NIST SRM 1643c) and comparing the results for Cr(VI) in CCA (Cr, Cu, As)-treated timber extracts to concentrations obtained by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Good agreement between the TLS results and reported values for Cr(VI) in SRMs as well as AAS results for Cr(VI) in CCA-treated timbers confirmed that TLS is a reliable and accurate analytical technique applicable for the determination of Cr(VI) in aqueous solutions at concentration levels 0.5–100 μg l⁻¹.     

In vitro study of antibiotic effect on bacterial adherence to acrylic intraocular lenses

Implantation of artificial intraocular lenses into the eye during ophthalmic surgical procedures ensures an unliving surface on which bacterial pathogens may attach and form biofilms. Despite antibiotic treatment bacteria growing in biofilms might cause inflammation and serious complications. In this study the adhesive ability of 7 Staphylococcus aureus and 11 coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CNS) strains to the surface of acrylic intraocular lenses had been examined by the ultrasonic method. In untreated cases adhesion of the S. aureus and CNS strains did not differ significantly. We could not demonstrate significant differences between the adhesive ability of the standard strains and the clinical isolates. In this study a single – 60 min long – antibiotic (ciprofloxacin and tobramycin) treatment had been applied, that correlate well with the single or intermittant antibiotic prophylaxis of patients. Ciprofloxacin administration was able to reduce significantly the number of attached cells on the surface of acrylic lenses both in the case of S. aureus and CNS strains. Dependence of the effect from concentration could also be demonstrated. Tobramycin treatment was able to inhibit significantly the attachment of S. aureus cells. Despite the debate on antibiotic prophylaxis we presented in our experiments that a single antibiotic administration can decrease the attachment of bacterial cells to the surface of acrylic intraocular lenses, and might be effective in the prevention of postoperative endophthalmitis, that is a rare but serious complication of ophthalmic surgery.     

A colorimetric squaraine-based probe and test paper for rapid naked eyes detection of copper ion (II)

A colorimetric probe N,N’-bis(2-methoxy-ethyl)-2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-squaraine (MOESQ) with H₂O solubility was synthesized to detect Cu²⁺. MOESQ exhibits good selectivity, high sensitivity and fast UV-Vis response toward Cu²⁺ over other competing ions in CH₃CN. The detection limit of MOESQ for Cu²⁺ in CH₃CN can reach 1.88?×?10^?7?molL^?1. By adsorbing MOESQ on the chromatography paper, a colorimetric test paper for Cu²⁺ was prepared, which could detect Cu²⁺ with the color change from blue to faint yellow even in the limit of detection concentration of 10^?6?molL^?1.     

A multifunctional blue phase liquid crystal lens based on multi-electrode structure

A blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC) lens with multifunction using multi-electrode structure and a dielectric layer with high dielectric constant is proposed. The refractive index of the BPLC can be changed flexibly in different regions. Some functional or technical requirements such as switch between positive and negative lenses can be achieved. The lens reveals a good parabolic refractive index distribution and focus adjustment capacity simultaneously. The applied voltage on the electrodes is regular and computable. To decrease the applied voltage of the proposed lens with a large diameter, a drive-type adopted Fresnel lens is introduced.     

磁透镜引起的氯化银谱峰异常位移及其在X射线光电子能谱成象分析中的应用

用X射线光电子能谱（XPS）分析了与样品托有良好电接触的银片及其上面的AgCl。观察到在使用样品磁透镜和非单色化X射线源的实验条件下不导电的AgCl的电子峰产生异常大的谱峰位移,还发现这种异常谱峰位移可以应用于XPS成象分析,以提高化学位移很小的元素化学态（如Ag^0和Ag^ )的XPS象的分辨能力。     

倾斜交叉差分式激光热透镜光谱法特性研究

本文描述了一个倾斜交叉、差分式激光热透镜光谱法。采用本方法可消除较高的溶剂空白的影响。文章讨论了调制频率和泵浦光功率对热透镜信号的影响,给出了检测Cu~(2+)的工作曲线,讨论了影响方法灵敏度的诸因素,提出了可能的改进方案。     

一种变权综合评价方法及其在膨胀土分类中的应用

针对膨胀土胀缩等级分类问题,构造了一种新的区间关联函数,提出了"分类特征体现度越大,权重越大"的权重计算原理,给出了一种新的变权计算方法,将单指标关联函数的最大值作为其评价类的靶心坐标,根据样本与靶心的贴近度,对样本进行分类.将该方法应用于膨胀土的胀缩等级分类,其合理性和有效性得到了验证.     

全对称傅里叶透镜的设计

本文研究了傅里叶透镜的设计,并叙述了一种对称型傅里时变换透镜.在相对孔径1:10时,输入面和频谱面处的象质均较好.傅里叶交换透镜的特点是必须对两对物象共轭位置(即位于前焦面处的输入面和位于后焦面处的频谱面)控制除畸变以外的全部象差.1969年后开始出现的傅里叶变换透镜,多属6～8片的对称或近似对称的四组元双远距型,本文叙述了一种严格对称型四片傅里叶交换透镜.     

采用GRIN透镜的数字式光纤加速度计系统设计

为使测量加速度计的传感器小型化，且不受电磁干扰，根据GRIN透镜在1／4波节处具有入射光线与出射光线成中心对称的特性^[1]，首次提出并研制了采用GRIN透镜制成的微型光纤加速度计。闭环负反馈电路设计技术被应用于该加速度计中，使之成为一个具有调宽脉冲再平衡性能的新颖加速度测量系统。对该系统进行的数字仿真和精度定量分析表明：该光纤加速度计具有测量线性范围宽，精度高的特点，可广泛应用于惯性测控系统中。