Optofluidics - Techniques for Fabrication and Integration

Optofluidics Applications Optofluidics Techniques for Fabrication and Integration... 

The basic methodology behind optofluidics is described in detail in entries Optofluidics Fluidics Enabling Optics, Optofluidics Optics Enabling Fluidics, and Optofluidics Techniques for Fabrication and Integration. Here we focus primarily on providing an overview of the some of the recent applications for optofluidics and refer readers to those articles for more detailed information. 

Free-space optical manipulation techniques in microfluidic systems have recently generated a signiflcant amount of interest. Classically the advantage of these optical approaches lies in their ability to provide remote operation and handle individual particles directly as opposed to indirect manipulation of the stUTounding flow field. The precision with which particles can be transported and separated with these optical techniques makes them particularly useful for biomedical analysis devices. While extremely flexible and relatively easy to implement (see the section on Optofluidics Applications and Optofluidics Techniques for Fabrication and Integration), these systems are ultimately limited... 

Optofluidics Techniques for Fabrication and Integration, Fig. 1 Nanoscale optofluidic integration. Sample fabrication procedure for combining micro- and nanofluidics with nanophotonic structures... 

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