Versatile lock and key assembly for optical measurements with microfluidic platforms and cartridges
Ymbern, Oriol (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Berenguel-Alonso, Miguel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Calvo-Lopez, Antonio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Gómez-de Pedro, Sara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Izquierdo, David (Academia General Militar)
Alonso Chamarro, Julián (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)

Date:	2015
Abstract:	A novel and versatile optical reader for microfluidic platforms is presented. The reader includes a modular insertion port based on the lock and key concept for reproducible alignment with a miniaturized optical detection system comprising an interchangeable light emitting diode (LED) and a photodiode. The modular nature of the insertion port allows the use of microfluidic platforms in variable shapes and fluidic configurations. Three different analytical methodologies based on absorbance or fluorescence measurements were used to demonstrate the flexibility and reproducibility of the proposed experimental setup.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CTQ2012-36165 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2014/SGR-837
Rights:	Tots els drets reservats.
Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Published in:	Analytical chemistry, Vol. 87, Issue 3 (February 2015) , p. 1503-1508, ISSN 1520-6882

DOI: 10.1021/ac504255t

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