Abstract
We demonstrate a method for high-bandwidth, high-sensitivity particle sensing and cell counting in a microfluidic system. Our approach employs a tuned radiofrequency probe, which forms the radiofrequency analog of a Coulter counter. By measuring the reflected rf power, this approach provides an unprecedented detection rate, with a theoretical bandwidth in excess of 10 MHz. Particle detection was performed in a continuous flow mode in a microfluidic channel, using 15 μm diameter polystyrene beads suspended in a sucrose-saline solution. We demonstrate 30 kHz counting rates and show high-resolution bead time-of-flight data, comprising the fastest electronic particle detection on-chip to date.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 184106 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-3 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 18 |
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| State | Published - Oct 31 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported in part by the Army Research Office through the UCSB Institute for Collaborative Bio-technologies under Contract No. DAAD19-03-D-0004, the DMEA/DARPA Center for Nanoscience Innovation for Defense, and the ONR Young Investigator Program N000140410456.