Capillary waveguide nucleic acid based biosensor |
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Authors: | Harbans S. Dhadwal Paul Kemp M.Megan Dantzler |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA b Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA |
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Abstract: | Micro-capillaries are finding increasing utility in the development of portable analytical sensors. We present design guidelines for optimizing the collection of free propagating fluorescence for capillary waveguide sensors used in the detection of nucleic acids. A dual function integrated opto/fluid connector is also described. Evanescent wave excitation of the coating layer containing a DNA probe is achieved by using a fiber optic ring arrangement for coupling light directly into the capillary wall. The central part of the connector is used for injecting a DNA or RNA target into the capillary channel. In situ hybridization has been used to detect target molecules at a concentration of 30 pg ml−1. The sensor can be regenerated for repeated detection of DNA or RNA targets. |
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Keywords: | DNA Hybridization Biosensor Nucleic acid detection Capillary |
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