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Zhang H, Zhang W, Zuo Z, Yang J. Towards ultra-low-cost smartphone microscopy. Microsc Res Tech 2024; 87:1521-1533. [PMID: 38419399 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
The outbreak of COVID-19 exposed the inadequacy of our technical tools for home health surveillance, and recent studies have shown the potential of smartphones as a universal optical microscopic imaging platform for such applications. However, most of them use laboratory-grade optomechanical components and transmitted illuminations to ensure focus tuning capability and imaging quality, which keeps the cost of the equipment high. Here, we propose an ultra-low-cost solution for smartphone microscopy. To realize focus tunability, we designed a seesaw-like structure capable of converting large displacements on one side into small displacements on the other (reduced to ∼9.1%), which leverages the intrinsic flexibility of 3D printing materials. We achieved a focus-tuning accuracy of ∼5 𝜇m, which is 40 times higher than the machining accuracy of the 3D-printed lens holder itself. For microscopic imaging, we used an off-the-shelf smartphone camera lens as the objective and the built-in flashlight as the illumination. To compensate for the resulting image quality degradation, we developed a learning-based image enhancement method. We used the CycleGAN architecture to establish the mapping from smartphone microscope images to benchtop microscope images without pairing. We verified the imaging performance on different biomedical samples. Except for the smartphone, we kept the full costs of the device under 4 USD. We think these efforts to lower the costs of smartphone microscopes will benefit their applications in various scenarios, such as point-of-care testing, on-site diagnosis, and home health surveillance. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: We propose a solution for ultra-low-cost smartphone microscopy. Utilizing the flexibility of 3D-printed material, we can achieve focusing accuracy of ∼5 𝜇m. Such a low-cost device will benefit point-of-care diagnosis and home health surveillance.
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- Haoran Zhang
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Jiao Z, Pan M, Yousaf K, Doveiko D, Maclean M, Griffin D, Chen Y, Li DDU. Smartphone-based optical sectioning (SOS) microscopy with a telecentric design for fluorescence imaging. J Microsc 2024. [PMID: 38808665 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.13334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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We propose a smartphone-based optical sectioning (SOS) microscope based on the HiLo technique, with a single smartphone replacing a high-cost illumination source and a camera sensor. We built our SOS with off-the-shelf optical, mechanical cage systems with 3D-printed adapters to seamlessly integrate the smartphone with the SOS main body. The liquid light guide can be integrated with the adapter, guiding the smartphone's LED light to the digital mirror device (DMD) with neglectable loss. We used an electrically tuneable lens (ETL) instead of a mechanical translation stage to realise low-cost axial scanning. The ETL was conjugated to the objective lens's back pupil plane (BPP) to construct a telecentric design by a 4f configuration to maintain the lateral magnification for different axial positions. SOS has a 571.5 µm telecentric scanning range and an 11.7 µm axial resolution. The broadband smartphone LED torch can effectively excite fluorescent polystyrene (PS) beads. We successfully used SOS for high-contrast fluorescent PS beads imaging with different wavelengths and optical sectioning imaging of multilayer fluorescent PS beads. To our knowledge, the proposed SOS is the first smartphone-based HiLo optical sectioning microscopy (£1965), which can save around £7035 compared with a traditional HiLo system (£9000). It is a powerful tool for biomedical research in resource-limited areas.
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- Ziao Jiao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, The Robertson Trust Laboratory for Electronic Sterilisation Technologies (ROLEST), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Jiang Z, Zheng Y, Wang X, Zhao YR, Yuan RY, Liu C, Wang QH. Continuous optical zoom telescopic system based on liquid lenses. OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:15269-15279. [PMID: 38859182 DOI: 10.1364/oe.520475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Telescopes play an essential important role in the fields of astronomical observation, emergency rescue, etc. The traditional telescopes achieve zoom function through the mechanical movement of the solid lenses, usually requiring refocusing after magnification adjustment. Therefore, the traditional telescopes lack adaptability, port-ability and real-time capability. In this paper, a continuous optical zoom telescopic system based on liquid lenses is proposed. The main components of the system consist of an objective lens, an eyepiece, and a zoom group composed of six pieces of liquid lenses. By adjusting the external voltages on the liquid lenses, the zoom telescopic system can achieve continuous optical zoom from ∼1.0× to ∼4.0× operating with an angular resolution from 28.648" to 19.098", and the magnification switching time is ∼50ms. The optical structure of the zoom telescopic system with excellent performance is given, and its feasibility is demonstrated by simulations and experiments. The proposed system with fast response, portability and high adaptability is expected to be applied to astronomical observation, emergency rescue and so on.
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Xu JB, Yuan RY, Zhao YR, Liu C, Wang QH. Three-phase electrowetting liquid lens with deformable liquid iris. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:43416-43426. [PMID: 38178435 DOI: 10.1364/oe.509705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Inspired by the arrangement of iris and crystalline lens in human eyes, we propose a three-phase electrowetting liquid lens with a deformable liquid iris (TELL-DLI). The proposed electrowetting liquid lens has three-phase fluid: air, conductive liquid, and dyed insulating liquid. The insulating liquid is distributed on the inner wall of the chamber in a ring shape. By applying voltage, the contact angle is changed, so that the dyed insulating liquid contracts towards the center, which is similar to the contraction of iris and the function of crystalline lens muscle in human eyes. The variation range of focal length is from -451.9 mm to -107.9 mm. The variation range of the aperture is from 4.89 mm to 0.6 mm. Under the step voltage of 200 V, the TELL-DLI can be switched between the maximum aperture state and the zero aperture state, and the switching time is ∼150/200 ms. Because of the discrete electrodes, TELL-DLI can regionally control the shape and position of the iris, and switch between circle, ellipse, sector, and strip. The TELL-DLI has a wide application prospect in imaging systems, such as microscopic imaging system, and has the potential to be applied in the field of complex beam navigation.
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Malone JD, Hussain I, Bowden AK. SmartOCT: smartphone-integrated optical coherence tomography. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 14:3138-3151. [PMID: 37497502 PMCID: PMC10368059 DOI: 10.1364/boe.492439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Smartphone devices have seen unprecedented technical innovation in computational power and optical imaging capabilities, making them potentially invaluable tools in scientific imaging applications. The smartphone's compact form-factor and broad accessibility has motivated researchers to develop smartphone-integrated imaging systems for a wide array of applications. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is one such technique that could benefit from smartphone-integration. Here, we demonstrate smartOCT, a smartphone-integrated OCT system that leverages built-in components of a smartphone for detection, processing and display of OCT data. SmartOCT uses a broadband visible-light source and line-field OCT design that enables snapshot 2D cross-sectional imaging. Furthermore, we describe methods for processing smartphone data acquired in a RAW data format for scientific applications that improves the quality of OCT images. The results presented here demonstrate the potential of smartphone-integrated OCT systems for low-resource environments.
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- Joseph D. Malone
- Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Nashville, TN
37235, USA
- Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, Nashville, TN
37235, USA
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- Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Nashville, TN
37235, USA
- Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, Nashville, TN
37235, USA
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- Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Nashville, TN
37235, USA
- Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, Nashville, TN
37235, USA
- Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Institute of Global Health, Nashville,
TN 37235, USA
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Roh YH, Lee CY, Lee S, Kim H, Ly A, Castro CM, Cheon J, Lee J, Lee H. CRISPR-Enhanced Hydrogel Microparticles for Multiplexed Detection of Nucleic Acids. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206872. [PMID: 36725305 PMCID: PMC10074104 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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CRISPR/Cas systems offer a powerful sensing mechanism to transduce sequence-specific information into amplified analytical signals. However, performing multiplexed CRISPR/Cas assays remains challenging and often requires complex approaches for multiplexed assays. Here, a hydrogel-based CRISPR/Cas12 system termed CLAMP (Cas-Loaded Annotated Micro-Particles) is described. The approach compartmentalizes the CRISPR/Cas reaction in spatially-encoded hydrogel microparticles (HMPs). Each HMP is identifiable by its face code and becomes fluorescent when target DNA is present. The assay is further streamlined by capturing HMPs inside a microfluidic device; the captured particles are then automatically recognized by a machine-learning algorithm. The CLAMP assay is fast, highly sensitive (attomolar detection limits with preamplification), and capable of multiplexing in a single-pot assay. As a proof-of-concept clinical application, CLAMP is applied to detect nucleic acid targets of human papillomavirus in cervical brushing samples.
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- Yoon Ho Roh
- Institute for Basic Science (IBS)Center for NanomedicineSeoul03722Republic of Korea
- Graduate Program of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME)Advanced Science Institute Yonsei UniversitySeoul03722Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Basic Science (IBS)Center for NanomedicineSeoul03722Republic of Korea
- Center for Systems BiologyMassachusetts General Hospital Research InstituteBostonMA02114USA
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- Institute for Basic Science (IBS)Center for NanomedicineSeoul03722Republic of Korea
- Graduate Program of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME)Advanced Science Institute Yonsei UniversitySeoul03722Republic of Korea
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- Center for Systems BiologyMassachusetts General Hospital Research InstituteBostonMA02114USA
- Department of RadiologyMassachusetts General HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Center for Systems BiologyMassachusetts General Hospital Research InstituteBostonMA02114USA
- Department of MedicineMassachusetts General HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Institute for Basic Science (IBS)Center for NanomedicineSeoul03722Republic of Korea
- Graduate Program of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME)Advanced Science Institute Yonsei UniversitySeoul03722Republic of Korea
- Department of ChemistryYonsei UniversitySeoul03722Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Basic Science (IBS)Center for NanomedicineSeoul03722Republic of Korea
- Graduate Program of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME)Advanced Science Institute Yonsei UniversitySeoul03722Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Basic Science (IBS)Center for NanomedicineSeoul03722Republic of Korea
- Graduate Program of Nano Biomedical Engineering (NanoBME)Advanced Science Institute Yonsei UniversitySeoul03722Republic of Korea
- Center for Systems BiologyMassachusetts General Hospital Research InstituteBostonMA02114USA
- Department of RadiologyMassachusetts General HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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Zheng L, Zhao M, Dai B, Xue Z, Kang Y, Liu S, Hou L, Zhuang S, Zhang D. Integrated system for rapid enrichment and detection of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 864:161057. [PMID: 36565864 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are extremely toxic environmental pollutants, which are harmful to the human body. Direct collection and analysis of airborne PAHs is essential for air quality monitoring. Herein, we demonstrated an integrated system for airborne PAHs enrichment and detection. The enrichment cube was composed of channels with threaded structures and curved channels, which had high capture efficiency. Then PAHs-carried particles could be crushed into the detection chip for testing. The whole process took about 25 min (5 min for PAHs enrichment and 20 min for PAHs test). The limit of detection was 3.3 ng/m3, which could meet the needs of daily analysis. It had the advantages of low cost, low reagent consumption, simple operation, semi-automatic operation, high sensitivity, high speed and high throughput compared with conventional techniques, showing the potential for becoming an air pollution monitoring platform.
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- Lulu Zheng
- Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, Shanghai Environmental Biosafety Instruments and Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engneering, Heze University, 2269 Daxue Road, Shandong 274015, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, Shanghai Environmental Biosafety Instruments and Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, Shanghai Environmental Biosafety Instruments and Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, Shanghai Environmental Biosafety Instruments and Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Shanghai Key laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, Shanghai Environmental Biosafety Instruments and Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, Shanghai Environmental Biosafety Instruments and Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, China; Department of Hepatic Surgery VI, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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A low-cost smartphone fluorescence microscope for research, life science education, and STEM outreach. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2722. [PMID: 36894527 PMCID: PMC9998573 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29182-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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Much of our understanding of cell and tissue development, structure, and function stems from fluorescence microscopy. The acquisition of colorful and glowing images engages and excites users ranging from seasoned microscopists to STEM students. Fluorescence microscopes range in cost from several thousand to several hundred thousand US dollars. Therefore, the use of fluorescence microscopy is typically limited to well-funded institutions and biotechnology companies, research core facilities, and medical laboratories, but is financially impractical at many universities and colleges, primary and secondary schools (K-12), and in science outreach settings. In this study, we developed and characterized components that when used in combination with a smartphone or tablet, perform fluorescence microscopy at a cost of less than $50 US dollars per unit. We re-purposed recreational LED flashlights and theater stage lighting filters to enable viewing of green and red fluorophores including EGFP, DsRed, mRFP, and mCherry on a simple-to-build frame made of wood and plexiglass. These devices, which we refer to as glowscopes, were capable of 10 µm resolution, imaging fluorescence in live specimens, and were compatible with all smartphone and tablet models we tested. In comparison to scientific-grade fluorescence microscopes, glowscopes may have limitations to sensitivity needed to detect dim fluorescence and the inability to resolve subcellular structures. We demonstrate capability of viewing fluorescence within zebrafish embryos, including heart rate, rhythmicity, and regional anatomy of the central nervous system. Due to the low cost of individual glowscope units, we anticipate this device can help to equip K-12, undergraduate, and science outreach classrooms with fleets of fluorescence microscopes that can engage students with hands-on learning activities.
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Kim K, Lee WG. Portable, Automated and Deep-Learning-Enabled Microscopy for Smartphone-Tethered Optical Platform Towards Remote Homecare Diagnostics: A Review. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2200979. [PMID: 36420919 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Globally new pandemic diseases induce urgent demands for portable diagnostic systems to prevent and control infectious diseases. Smartphone-based portable diagnostic devices are significantly efficient tools to user-friendly connect personalized health conditions and collect valuable optical information for rapid diagnosis and biomedical research through at-home screening. Deep learning algorithms for portable microscopes also help to enhance diagnostic accuracy by reducing the imaging resolution gap between benchtop and portable microscopes. This review highlighted recent progress and continued efforts in a smartphone-tethered optical platform through portable, automated, and deep-learning-enabled microscopy for personalized diagnostics and remote monitoring. In detail, the optical platforms through smartphone-based microscopes and lens-free holographic microscopy are introduced, and deep learning-based portable microscopic imaging is explained to improve the image resolution and accuracy of diagnostics. The challenges and prospects of portable optical systems with microfluidic channels and a compact microscope to screen COVID-19 in the current pandemic are also discussed. It has been believed that this review offers a novel guide for rapid diagnosis, biomedical imaging, and digital healthcare with low cost and portability.
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- Kisoo Kim
- Intelligent Optical Module Research Center, Korea Photonics Technology Institute (KOPTI), Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61007, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Republic of Korea
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Computational Portable Microscopes for Point-of-Care-Test and Tele-Diagnosis. Cells 2022; 11:cells11223670. [PMID: 36429102 PMCID: PMC9688637 DOI: 10.3390/cells11223670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In bio-medical mobile workstations, e.g., the prevention of epidemic viruses/bacteria, outdoor field medical treatment and bio-chemical pollution monitoring, the conventional bench-top microscopic imaging equipment is limited. The comprehensive multi-mode (bright/dark field imaging, fluorescence excitation imaging, polarized light imaging, and differential interference microscopy imaging, etc.) biomedical microscopy imaging systems are generally large in size and expensive. They also require professional operation, which means high labor-cost, money-cost and time-cost. These characteristics prevent them from being applied in bio-medical mobile workstations. The bio-medical mobile workstations need microscopy systems which are inexpensive and able to handle fast, timely and large-scale deployment. The development of lightweight, low-cost and portable microscopic imaging devices can meet these demands. Presently, for the increasing needs of point-of-care-test and tele-diagnosis, high-performance computational portable microscopes are widely developed. Bluetooth modules, WLAN modules and 3G/4G/5G modules generally feature very small sizes and low prices. And industrial imaging lens, microscopy objective lens, and CMOS/CCD photoelectric image sensors are also available in small sizes and at low prices. Here we review and discuss these typical computational, portable and low-cost microscopes by refined specifications and schematics, from the aspect of optics, electronic, algorithms principle and typical bio-medical applications.
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Gong Z, Yu C, Guo D, Ding Z, Li P. Three-dimensional optical coherence digital-null deformography of multi-refractive-surface optics with nanometer sensitivity. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:42069-42085. [PMID: 36366668 DOI: 10.1364/oe.472763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Knowledge of the lens deformation during the reliability test is critical for lens design and fabrication. Refractive surface distorts the optical path of probing light, and poses a great challenge to measuring the test-induced nanoscale changes of all refractive lens surfaces simultaneously. In this work, we present an optical coherence digital-null deformography (ODD). A digital null, i.e., the interference signals (including intensity and phase) of the backscattered probing light from each lens surface, was recorded prior to the test with a phase-sensitive optical coherence tomography (OCT). Then the post-test lens was physically aligned to the digital null by actuating a hexapod iteratively with a digital null alignment (DNA) method, so that the refractive distortion was matched. Finally, the changes between the aligned lens and its digital null were measured with an intensity centroid shift (ICS) at micron scale and a joint wavenumber (k)-depth (z) domain phase shift (kz-PhS) at nanoscale. We demonstrate that the proposed kz-PhS has a sensitivity of 4.15 nm and a range of 5 µm without phase wrapping; and the sensitivities of DNA are z translation 0.04 µm, x/y translation 0.24 µm, tilt 0.0003°, and rotation 0.03°. A lens drop test was performed with ODD. Circumventing refractive distortion by the null measurement, ODD can visualize the test-induced changes of all refractive surfaces non-destructively and simultaneously, and it will greatly facilitate lens design and fabrication.
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Ormachea O, Villazón A, Rodriguez P, Zimic M. A Smartphone-Based Low-Cost Inverted Laser Fluorescence Microscope for Disease Diagnosis. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:960. [PMID: 36354469 PMCID: PMC9688076 DOI: 10.3390/bios12110960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Fluorescence microscopy is an important tool for disease diagnosis, often requiring costly optical components, such as fluorescence filter cubes and high-power light sources. Due to its high cost, conventional fluorescence microscopy cannot be fully exploited in low-income settings. Smartphone-based fluorescence microscopy becomes an interesting low-cost alternative, but raises challenges in the optical system. We present the development of a low-cost inverted laser fluorescence microscope that uses a smartphone to visualize the fluorescence image of biological samples. Our fluorescence microscope uses a laser-based simplified optical filter system that provides analog optical filtering capabilities of a fluorescence filter cube. Firstly, we validated our inverted optical filtering by visualizing microbeads labeled with three different fluorescent compounds or fluorophores commonly used for disease diagnosis. Secondly, we validated the disease diagnosis capabilities by comparing the results of our device with those of a commercial fluorescence microscope. We successfully detected and visualized Trypanosoma cruzi parasites, responsible for the Chagas infectious disease and the presence of Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies of the ANCA non-communicable autoimmune disease. The samples were labeled with the fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) fluorophore, one of the most commonly used fluorophores for disease diagnosis. Our device provides a 400× magnification and is at least one order of magnitude cheaper than conventional commercial fluorescence microscopes.
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- Omar Ormachea
- Centro de Investigaciones Opticas y Energías (CIOE), Universidad Privada Boliviana (UPB), Cochabamba, Bolivia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Nuevas Tecnologías Informáticas (CINTI), Universidad Privada Boliviana (UPB), Cochabamba, Bolivia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (IIBISMED), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSS), Cochabamba, Bolivia
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- Laboratorio de Bioinformática, Biología Molecular y Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), Lima, Peru
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Gao X, Hu X, Zheng J, Hu Q, Zhao S, Chen L, Yang Y. On-demand liquid microlens arrays by non-contact relocation of inhomogeneous fluids in acoustic fields. LAB ON A CHIP 2022; 22:3942-3951. [PMID: 36102930 DOI: 10.1039/d2lc00603k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microlens arrays (MLAs) are key micro-optical components that possess a high degree of parallelism and ease of integration. However, rapid and low-cost fabrication of MLAs with flexible focusing remains a challenge. Herein, liquid MLAs with dynamic tunability are presented using non-contact acoustic relocation of inhomogeneous fluids. By designing ring-shaped acoustic pressure node (PN) arrays, the denser fluid of miscible liquids is relocated to PNs, and liquid MLAs with ideal morphology are obtained. The experimental results demonstrate that the liquid MLAs possess a powerful reconfigurability with long-term stability and sharp imaging that can conveniently switch between the on and off state and can dynamically magnify by simply adjusting the acoustic amplitude. Moreover, the high biocompatibility inherited from liquids accompanied by the acoustic treatment allows cells to be within working distance of the MLAs without immersion, as would be required for a solid lens. This innovative liquid MLA is inexpensive to manufacture and possesses continuous focus, fast response, and satisfactory bioaffinity, and thus offers promising potential for microfluidic adaptive imaging and biomedical sensing, especially for live cell imaging.
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- Xiaoqi Gao
- School of Physics & Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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Design and Fabrication of a Tunable Optofluidic Microlens Driven by an Encircled Thermo-Pneumatic Actuator. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:mi13081189. [PMID: 36014111 PMCID: PMC9415834 DOI: 10.3390/mi13081189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This paper presents the design, simulation, fabrication, assembly, and testing of a miniature thermo-pneumatic optofluidic lens. The device comprises two separate zones for air heating and fluid pressing on a flexible membrane. A buried three-dimensional spiral microchannel connects the two zones without pumps or valves. The three-dimensional microfluidic structure is realized using a high-resolution three-dimensional printing technique. Multi-physics finite element simulations are introduced to assess the optimized air chamber design and the low-temperature gradient of the optical liquid. The tunable lens can be operated using a direct-current power supply. The temperature change with time is measured using an infrared thermal imager. The focal length ranges from 5 to 23 mm under a maximum voltage of 6 V. Because of the small size and robust actuation scheme, the device can potentially be integrated into miniature micro-optics devices for the fine-tuning of focal lengths.
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Multi-Mode Compact Microscopy for High-Contrast and High-Resolution Imaging. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12157399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We report a multi-mode compact microscope (MCM) for high-contrast and high-resolution imaging. The MCM consists of two LED illuminations, a magnification lens, a lift stage, and a housing with image processing and LED control boards. The MCM allows multi-modal imaging, including reflection, transmission, and higher magnification modes. The dual illuminations also provide high-contrast imaging of various targets such as biological samples and microcircuits. The high dynamic range (HDR) imaging reconstruction of MCM increases the dynamic range of the acquired images by 1.36 times. The microlens array (MLA)-assisted MCM also improves image resolution through the magnified virtual image of MLA. The MLA-assisted MCM successfully provides a clear, magnified image by integrating a pinhole mask to prevent image overlap without additional alignment. The magnification of MLA-assisted MCM was increased by 3.92 times compared with that of MCM, and the higher magnification mode demonstrates the image resolution of 2.46 μm. The compact portable microscope can provide a new platform for defect inspection or disease detection on site.
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Yu C, Li S, Wei C, Dai S, Liang X, Li J. A Cost-Effective Nucleic Acid Detection System Using a Portable Microscopic Device. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:mi13060869. [PMID: 35744483 PMCID: PMC9227208 DOI: 10.3390/mi13060869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A fluorescence microscope is one of the most important tools for biomedical research and laboratory diagnosis. However, its high cost and bulky size hinder the application of laboratory microscopes in space-limited and low-resource applications. Here, in this work, we proposed a portable and cost-effective fluorescence microscope. Assembled from a set of 3D print components and a webcam, it consists of a three-degree-of-freedom sliding platform and a microscopic imaging system. The microscope is capable of bright-field and fluorescence imaging with micron-level resolution. The resolution and field of view of the microscope were evaluated. Compared with a laboratory-grade inverted fluorescence microscope, the portable microscope shows satisfactory performance, both in the bright-field and fluorescence mode. From the configurations of local resources, the microscope costs around USD 100 to assemble. To demonstrate the capability of the portable fluorescence microscope, we proposed a quantitative polymerase chain reaction experiment for meat product authenticating applications. The portable and low-cost microscope platform demonstrates the benefits in space-constrained environments and shows high potential in telemedicine, point-of-care testing, and more.
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- Chengzhuang Yu
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Smart Sensing and Human-Robot Interactions, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China; (C.Y.); (C.W.)
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Smart Sensing and Human-Robot Interactions, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China; (C.Y.); (C.W.)
- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
- Correspondence: (S.L.); (S.D.); (J.L.)
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Smart Sensing and Human-Robot Interactions, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China; (C.Y.); (C.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
- Correspondence: (S.L.); (S.D.); (J.L.)
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- Institute of Biophysics, School of Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China;
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- Institute of Biophysics, School of Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China;
- Correspondence: (S.L.); (S.D.); (J.L.)
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Wang H, Yu C, Guo N. Light People: Academician Songlin Zhuang. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2022; 11:106. [PMID: 35449145 PMCID: PMC9022053 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00775-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Can you imagine that one single small capsule can achieve navigation and positioning, and do gastroscopy of the digestive system? Can you imagine that a machine can automatically complete the task of analyzing more than 4800 new coronavirus samples within 24 h? Don't be surprised, this has become a reality, thanks to Academician Songlin Zhuang and his team, who applied terahertz technology to various fields such as medicine, food safety, ecological environment monitoring, and social security. Dedicating his entire life to optics and terahertz, Academician Zhuang personifies courage, determination and persistence. He believes in science and hard work. He also takes it as his responsibility to pass on the optical spirit and cultivate optical young scientists.Today, Light Special Correspondents will take you to the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology to see the beginning and experience of Academician Songlin Zhuang's optical road. I believe it will open a window to a different optical world, and allow our readers to appreciate its unique beauty.
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- Hui Wang
- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3888 Dong Nan Hu Road, 130033, Changchun, China.
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- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3888 Dong Nan Hu Road, 130033, Changchun, China
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- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3888 Dong Nan Hu Road, 130033, Changchun, China
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Yuan K, de la Asunción-Nadal V, Cuntín-Abal C, Jurado-Sánchez B, Escarpa A. On-board smartphone micromotor-based fluorescence assays. LAB ON A CHIP 2022; 22:928-935. [PMID: 34994753 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc01106e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Herein, we describe the design of a portable device integrated with micromotors for real-time fluorescence sensing of (bio)markers. The system comprises a universal 3D printed platform to hold a commercial smartphone, which is equipped with an external magnification optical lens (20-400×) and tailor-made emission filters directly attached to the camera, an adjustable sample holder to accommodate a glass slide and laser excitation sources. On a first approach, we illustrate the suitability of the platform using magnetic Janus micromotors modified with fluorescent ZnS@CdxSe1-x quantum dots for real-time ON-OFF mercury detection. On a second approach, graphdiyne tubular catalytic micromotors modified with a rhodamine labelled affinity peptide are used for the OFF-ON detection of cholera toxin B. The micromotor-based smartphone for fluorescence sensing approach was compared to a high-performance optical microscope, and similar analytical features were obtained. This versatility allows for easy integration of micromotor fluorescence sensing strategies based on different propulsion mechanisms, allowing for its future use with a myriad of biomarkers and even multiplexed schemes.
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- Kaisong Yuan
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares E-28871, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares E-28871, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares E-28871, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares E-28871, Madrid, Spain.
- Chemical Research Institute "Andrés M. del Río", University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares E-28871, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares E-28871, Madrid, Spain.
- Chemical Research Institute "Andrés M. del Río", University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares E-28871, Madrid, Spain
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Li W, Zhou Y, Deng Y, Khoo BL. Early Predictor Tool of Disease Using Label-Free Liquid Biopsy-Based Platforms for Patient-Centric Healthcare. Cancers (Basel) 2022. [PMID: 35159085 DOI: 10.3390/cancfers14030818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023] Open
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Cancer cells undergo phenotypic changes or mutations during treatment, making detecting protein-based or gene-based biomarkers challenging. Here, we used algorithmic analysis combined with patient-derived tumor models to derive an early prediction tool using patient-derived cell clusters from liquid biopsy (LIQBP) for cancer prognosis in a label-free manner. The LIQBP platform incorporated a customized microfluidic biochip that mimicked the tumor microenvironment to establish patient clusters, and extracted physical parameters from images of each sample, including size, thickness, roughness, and thickness per area (n = 31). Samples from healthy volunteers (n = 5) and cancer patients (pretreatment; n = 4) could be easily distinguished with high sensitivity (91.16 ± 1.56%) and specificity (71.01 ± 9.95%). Furthermore, we demonstrated that the multiple unique quantitative parameters reflected patient responses. Among these, the ratio of normalized gray value to cluster size (RGVS) was the most significant parameter correlated with cancer stage and treatment duration. Overall, our work presented a novel and less invasive approach for the label-free prediction of disease prognosis to identify patients who require adjustments to their treatment regime. We envisioned that such efforts would promote the management of personalized patient care conveniently and cost effectively.
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- Wei Li
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Center for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering (COCHE), Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Center for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering (COCHE), Hong Kong 999077, China
- Department of Precision Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen-Futian Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Early Predictor Tool of Disease Using Label-Free Liquid Biopsy-Based Platforms for Patient-Centric Healthcare. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14030818. [PMID: 35159085 PMCID: PMC8834418 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14030818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Simple Summary We proposed a comprehensive early prediction tool based on liquid biopsy for the label-free phenotypic analysis of cell clusters from clinical samples (n = 31). Our custom algorithm analysis, combined with a microfluidic-based tumor model, was designed to assess and stratify cancer patients in a label-free, cost-effective, and user-friendly way. Multiple quantitative phenotypic parameters (cluster size, thickness, roughness, and thickness per area) were derived from the profiling of the patient-derived cell clusters. Our platform could distinguish healthy donors from pretreatment cancer patients with high sensitivity (91.16 ± 1.56%) and specificity (71.01 ± 9.95%). In addition, the ratio of normalized gray value to cluster size (RGVS) parameter was significantly correlated to treatment duration and cancer stage. In conclusion, our patient-centric, early prediction tool will allow the prognosis of patients in a relatively less invasive manner, which can help clinicians identify diseases or indicate the need for new treatment strategies. Abstract Cancer cells undergo phenotypic changes or mutations during treatment, making detecting protein-based or gene-based biomarkers challenging. Here, we used algorithmic analysis combined with patient-derived tumor models to derive an early prediction tool using patient-derived cell clusters from liquid biopsy (LIQBP) for cancer prognosis in a label-free manner. The LIQBP platform incorporated a customized microfluidic biochip that mimicked the tumor microenvironment to establish patient clusters, and extracted physical parameters from images of each sample, including size, thickness, roughness, and thickness per area (n = 31). Samples from healthy volunteers (n = 5) and cancer patients (pretreatment; n = 4) could be easily distinguished with high sensitivity (91.16 ± 1.56%) and specificity (71.01 ± 9.95%). Furthermore, we demonstrated that the multiple unique quantitative parameters reflected patient responses. Among these, the ratio of normalized gray value to cluster size (RGVS) was the most significant parameter correlated with cancer stage and treatment duration. Overall, our work presented a novel and less invasive approach for the label-free prediction of disease prognosis to identify patients who require adjustments to their treatment regime. We envisioned that such efforts would promote the management of personalized patient care conveniently and cost effectively.
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Hu X, Zhu J, Hu Q, Zheng J, Yang D, Zhou F, Cheng Y, Yang Y. Digital optofluidic compound eyes with natural structures and zooming capability for large-area fluorescence sensing. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 195:113670. [PMID: 34592498 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Compound eyes are ubiquitous natural biosensors that possess high temporal resolution and large fields of view (FOVs). While for solid materials based artificial imaging systems, flexible zooming ability while keeping the constant FOV is still challenging, as well as the low-cost fabrication. Herein, liquid compound eyes with natural structures are presented that synthesize optofluidics and bionics in a non-trivial manner, which enables the deformation-free zooming and flexible cell fluorescence sensing. Experimental results indicate that the innovatively manufactured bionic template possesses low roughness and uniform lens configuration with more than two thousands units, which endows the eyes with high-quality and low aberration imaging ability. Besides, digital controlled miscible liquids switching enables the focus of ommatidia simultaneously be adjusted from 150 μm to 5 mm with 100° view angle, and without bending the microlens curvature, to avoid FOV changing and image aberration. Due to large FOV and tunable ability, large-area cell fluorescence signal arrays and dynamic cell motion are imaged using this liquid compound eyes. This work presents novel strategy for compound lens manufacture at low-cost, and proposes deformation-free and continuous focus-tuning strategy, offering potentials for numerous applications, including biomedical sensing and adaptive imaging with large FOV.
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- Xuejia Hu
- School of Physics & Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Department of Neurosurg, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- School of Physics & Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen, 518000, China.
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Rabha D, Biswas S, Hatiboruah D, Das P, Rather MA, Mandal M, Nath P. An affordable, handheld multimodal microscopic system with onboard cell morphology and counting features on a mobile device. Analyst 2022; 147:2859-2869. [DOI: 10.1039/d1an02317a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A simple yet effective, handheld and flexible bright-field and fluorescence microscopic platform on a smartphone with varying optical magnifications is reported for morphological analysis and onboard cell counting features.
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- Diganta Rabha
- Applied Photonics and Nanophotonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Sonitpur, Assam-784028, India
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- Applied Photonics and Nanophotonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Sonitpur, Assam-784028, India
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- Applied Photonics and Nanophotonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Sonitpur, Assam-784028, India
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- Applied Photonics and Nanophotonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Sonitpur, Assam-784028, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Sonitpur, Assam-784028, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Sonitpur, Assam-784028, India
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- Applied Photonics and Nanophotonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Sonitpur, Assam-784028, India
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Liu J, Chang H, Zhang X, Chen S, Song Y, Li D. Living algae detection with a PDMS-liquid chlorophyll fluorescence microfluidic chip filter and a smartphone. Analyst 2022; 147:3723-3731. [DOI: 10.1039/d2an00375a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A PDMS-liquid chlorophyll fluorescence microfluidic chip filter for living algae detection. The filter has a top layer of crystal violet solution and a Sudan II-doped PDMS microchannel. Living algae detection with this microfluidic chip and a smartphone was achieved.
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- Jianhua Liu
- Department of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
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- Department of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
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- Department of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
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- Department of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
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- Department of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Shivshetty N, Swift T, Pinnock A, Pownall D, Neil SM, Douglas I, Garg P, Rimmer S. Evaluation of ligand modified poly (N-Isopropyl acrylamide) hydrogel for etiological diagnosis of corneal infection. Exp Eye Res 2021; 214:108881. [PMID: 34871569 PMCID: PMC9012892 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Corneal ulcers, a leading cause of blindness in the developing world are treated inappropriately without prior microbiology assessment because of issues related to availability or cost of accessing these services. In this work we aimed to develop a device for identifying the presence of Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria or fungi that can be used by someone without the need for a microbiology laboratory. Working with branched poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) tagged with Vancomycin, Polymyxin B, or Amphotericin B to bind Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria and fungi respectively, grafted onto a single hydrogel we demonstrated specific binding of the organisms. The limit of detection of the microbes by these polymers was between 10 and 4 organisms per high power field (100X) for bacteria and fungi binding polymers respectively. Using ex vivo and animal cornea infection models infected with bacteria, fungi or both we than demonstrated that the triple functionalised hydrogel could pick up all 3 organisms after being in place for 30 min. To confirm the presence of bacteria and fungi we used conventional microbiology techniques and fluorescently labelled ligands or dyes. While we need to develop an easy-to-use either a colorimetric or an imaging system to detect the fluorescent signals, this study presents for the first time a simple to use hydrogel system, which can be applied to infected eyes and specifically binds different classes of infecting agents within a short space of time. Ultimately this diagnostic system will not require trained microbiologists for its use and will be used at the point-of-care. Functionalised branched Poly N-isopropyl acrylamide binds corneal ulcer causing microorganisms. The functionalised polymers demonstrated specific binding to gram positive, gram negative and fungi. Grafting three different polymers on a single hydrogel retained this specific binding for microorganisms. Triple functionalised hydrogels were effective in picking up microorganisms in ex-vivo and animal cornea infection models. Application for a duration of 30 min was sufficient to pick up enough organisms for subsequent identification.
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- Nagaveni Shivshetty
- Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500034, Telangana, India.
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- Polymer and Biomaterial Chemistry Laboratories, School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kroto Research Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7HQ, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kroto Research Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7HQ, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kroto Research Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7HQ, UK
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- School of Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TA, UK
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- Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500034, Telangana, India.
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- Polymer and Biomaterial Chemistry Laboratories, School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK
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Zheng Y, Wang D, Jiang Z, Liu C, Wang QH. Continuous zoom compound eye imaging system based on liquid lenses. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:37565-37579. [PMID: 34808826 DOI: 10.1364/oe.444188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this paper, a continuous zoom compound eye imaging system based on liquid lenses is proposed. The main imaging part of the system consists of a liquid compound eye, two liquid lenses and a planar image sensor. By adjusting the liquid injection volumes of the liquid compound eye and liquid lenses, the system can realize continuous zoom imaging without any mechanical movement of imaging components. According to the results of experiments, the paraxial magnification of the target can range from ∼0.019× to ∼0.037× at a fixed working distance. Moreover, the system can realize continuous focusing at a fixed paraxial magnification when the working distance ranges from ∼200mm to ∼300mm. Compared with the traditional artificial compound eye imaging systems, the proposed system increases the adjustability and matches the variable image surfaces of the liquid compound eye to a planar image sensor. The aspherical effects of the liquid compound eye and liquid lenses are also considered in the design of the system. The system is expected to be used for imaging in various scenes, such as continuous zoom panoramic imaging, 3D scanning measurement and so on.
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Czapla B, Hanssen L. Direct method of extracting broadband complex refractive index from spectrophotometric measurements: an application to polydimethylsiloxane for passive radiative cooling. JOURNAL OF PHOTONICS FOR ENERGY 2021; 11:10.1117/1.jpe.11.032105. [PMID: 37719176 PMCID: PMC10502699 DOI: 10.1117/1.jpe.11.032105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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We describe an algorithm to extract the complex refractive index of a material from broadband reflectance and transmittance measurements taken by spectrophotometers. The algorithm combines Kramers-Kronig analysis with an inversion of Fresnel's equations to provide a direct method of solving for the refractive index which is accurate, even for weakly absorbing materials, and easily applicable to radiative heat transfer calculations. The algorithm is validated by extracting the complex refractive index of polydimethylsiloxane between 0.25 μm and 100 μm and comparing against existing literature. We also discuss the importance of broadband optical properties to passive radiative cooling and details of the uncertainty analysis of the algorithm.
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- Braden Czapla
- Sensor Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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- Sensor Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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Wang D, Xu JB, Yuan RY, Zhao YR, Liu C, Wang QH. High stability liquid lens with optical path modulation function. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:27104-27117. [PMID: 34615132 DOI: 10.1364/oe.435834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this paper, a high stability liquid lens with optical path modulation function is designed and fabricated. The liquid lens has an outer chamber and an inner chamber, and the inner chamber has a structure with three annular anchoring layers. This structure can limit the sliding of the three-phase contact line under electrowetting effect and anchor the position of contact angle with a limited distance. The feasibility of this structure is verified by simulation and practice. The zoom imaging, contact angle, focal length and response time of the liquid lens are analyzed. The structure with three annular anchoring layers provides six anchored precision optical path modulation gears, and the optical path difference can be changed by mechanical hydraulic control, up to 1.17 mm. Widespread applications of the proposed liquid lens are foreseeable such as microscopic imaging and a telescope system, etc.
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Wang Y, Wang J, Wang T, Wang C. Simultaneous Detection of Viability and Concentration of Microalgae Cells Based on Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Bright Field Dual Imaging. MICROMACHINES 2021; 12:896. [PMID: 34442519 PMCID: PMC8398499 DOI: 10.3390/mi12080896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ship ballast water contains high concentration of plankton, bacteria, and other microorganisms. If the huge amount of ballast water is discharged without being inactivated, it will definitely spell disaster to the marine environment. Microalgae is the most common species exiting in ballast water, so the detection of the concentration and viability of microalgae is a very important issue. The traditional methods of detecting microalgae in ballast water were costly and need the help of bulky equipment. Herein, a novel method based on microalgae cell intracellular chlorophyll fluorescence (CF) imaging combines with cell bright field (BF) microscopy was proposed. The geometric features of microalgae cells were obtained by BF image, and the cell viability was obtained by CF image. The two images were fused through the classic image registration algorithm to achieve simultaneous detection of the viability and concentration of microalgae cells. Furthermore, a low-cost, miniaturized CF/BF microscopy imaging prototype system based on the above principles was designed. In order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, four typical microalgae in ballast water (Platymonas, Pyramimonas sp., Chrysophyta, and Prorocentrum lima) were selected as the samples. The experimental results show that the self-developed prototype can quickly and accurately determine the concentration and the viability of microalgae cells in ship ballast water based on the dual images of BF and CF, and the detection accuracy is equivalent to that of commercial microscope. It was the first time to simultaneously detect the viability and concentration of microalgae cells in ship ballast water using the method that combining the fluorescence and bright field images; moreover, a miniaturized microscopic imaging prototype was developed. Those findings expected to contribute to the microalgae detection and ship ballast water management.
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- Yanjuan Wang
- Software Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China; (Y.W.); (T.W.); (C.W.)
- Center of Microfluidic Optoelectronic Sensing, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
- College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
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- Center of Microfluidic Optoelectronic Sensing, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
- College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
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- Software Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China; (Y.W.); (T.W.); (C.W.)
- Center of Microfluidic Optoelectronic Sensing, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
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- Software Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China; (Y.W.); (T.W.); (C.W.)
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NAITO T. Development of Microfluidic Techniques for Onsite Analysis. BUNSEKI KAGAKU 2021. [DOI: 10.2116/bunsekikagaku.70.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Toyohiro NAITO
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
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Sami MA, Tayyab M, Parikh P, Govindaraju H, Hassan U. A modular microscopic smartphone attachment for imaging and quantification of multiple fluorescent probes using machine learning. Analyst 2021; 146:2531-2541. [PMID: 33899061 DOI: 10.1039/d0an02451a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Portable smartphone-based fluorescent microscopes are becoming popular owing to their ability to provide major functionalities offered by regular benchtop microscopes at a fraction of the cost. However, smartphone-based microscopes are still limited to a single fluorophore, fixed magnification, the inability to work with a different smartphones, and limited usability to either glass slides or cover slips. To overcome these challenges, here we present a modular smartphone-based microscopic attachment. The modular design allows the user to easily swap between different sets of filters and lenses, thereby enabling utility of multiple fluorophores and magnification levels. Our microscopic smartphone attachment can also be used with different smartphones and was tested with Nokia Lumia 1020, Samsung Galaxy S9+, and an iPhone XS. Further, we showed imaging results of samples on glass slides, cover slips, and microfluidic devices. A 1951 USAF resolution test target was used to quantify the maximum resolution of the microscope which was found to be 3.9 μm. The performance of the smartphone-based microscope was compared with a benchtop microscope and we found an R2 value of 0.99 using polystyrene beads and blood cells isolated from human blood samples collected from Robert Wood Johnson Medical Hospital. Additionally, to count the particles (cells and beads) imaged from the smartphone-based fluorescent microscope, we developed artificial neural networks (ANNs) using multiple training algorithms, and evaluated their performances compared to the control (ImageJ). Finally, we did ANOVA and Tukey's post-hoc analysis and found a p-value of 0.97 which shows that no statistical significant difference exists between the performance of the trained ANN and control (ImageJ).
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- Muhammad A Sami
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA. and Global Health Institute, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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Zhou X. A novel one-step quick assay for detection of SARS-COV2 antibodies across mammalian species. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11381. [PMID: 33987037 PMCID: PMC8086566 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) has so far infected almost a hundred of millions of people and caused more than a million of death across the world. Many serological tests have been developed to track down virus infection in community via identification of antibodies against SARS-CoV2 virus. However, the tests vary in sensitivity, specificity, complexity, and speed. Here, I developed a simple, one-step, quick test to detect antibodies against SARS-CoV2 N (scN) nucleocapsid protein via direct visualization of antigen-antibody reaction. A total of 40 serum samples of SARS-CoV2 patients were purchased from RayBiotech. A total of 50 pre-pandemic human serum samples from San Diego Blood Bank were used as negative controls. After performing the one-step quick test of these 90 serum samples, I found that 39 samples are positive for anti-scN antibodies. All of the 39 positives are from the 40 SARS-CoV2 patients, suggesting that the one-step test is more sensitive than the lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA), the most widely used rapid antibody test. None of the 50 pre-pandemic samples is positive for anti-scN antibodies, indicating that the one-step test has an excellent specificity. The one-step test takes only ~5 min to detect the antibodies; and 1 ml of Escherichia coli culture can produce reagent proteins sufficient for thousands of the tests. Since the one-step test does not need a secondary antibody, it can be used as a universal test for anti-scN antibodies across different mammalian species to track down both human infection and the animal reservoir of SARS-CoV2 virus.
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- Xianjin Zhou
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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Hunt B, Ruiz AJ, Pogue BW. Smartphone-based imaging systems for medical applications: a critical review. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2021; 26:JBO-200421VR. [PMID: 33860648 PMCID: PMC8047775 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.26.4.040902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Smartphones come with an enormous array of functionality and are being more widely utilized with specialized attachments in a range of healthcare applications. A review of key developments and uses, with an assessment of strengths/limitations in various clinical workflows, was completed. AIM Our review studies how smartphone-based imaging (SBI) systems are designed and tested for specialized applications in medicine and healthcare. An evaluation of current research studies is used to provide guidelines for improving the impact of these research advances. APPROACH First, the established and emerging smartphone capabilities that can be leveraged for biomedical imaging are detailed. Then, methods and materials for fabrication of optical, mechanical, and electrical interface components are summarized. Recent systems were categorized into four groups based on their intended application and clinical workflow: ex vivo diagnostic, in vivo diagnostic, monitoring, and treatment guidance. Lastly, strengths and limitations of current SBI systems within these various applications are discussed. RESULTS The native smartphone capabilities for biomedical imaging applications include cameras, touchscreens, networking, computation, 3D sensing, audio, and motion, in addition to commercial wearable peripheral devices. Through user-centered design of custom hardware and software interfaces, these capabilities have the potential to enable portable, easy-to-use, point-of-care biomedical imaging systems. However, due to barriers in programming of custom software and on-board image analysis pipelines, many research prototypes fail to achieve a prospective clinical evaluation as intended. Effective clinical use cases appear to be those in which handheld, noninvasive image guidance is needed and accommodated by the clinical workflow. Handheld systems for in vivo, multispectral, and quantitative fluorescence imaging are a promising development for diagnostic and treatment guidance applications. CONCLUSIONS A holistic assessment of SBI systems must include interpretation of their value for intended clinical settings and how their implementations enable better workflow. A set of six guidelines are proposed to evaluate appropriateness of smartphone utilization in terms of clinical context, completeness, compactness, connectivity, cost, and claims. Ongoing work should prioritize realistic clinical assessments with quantitative and qualitative comparison to non-smartphone systems to clearly demonstrate the value of smartphone-based systems. Improved hardware design to accommodate the rapidly changing smartphone ecosystem, creation of open-source image acquisition and analysis pipelines, and adoption of robust calibration techniques to address phone-to-phone variability are three high priority areas to move SBI research forward.
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- Brady Hunt
- Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
- Address all correspondence to Brady Hunt,
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- Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
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- Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
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Liu Y, Rollins AM, Levenson RM, Fereidouni F, Jenkins MW. Pocket MUSE: an affordable, versatile and high-performance fluorescence microscope using a smartphone. Commun Biol 2021; 4:334. [PMID: 33712728 PMCID: PMC7955119 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01860-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Smartphone microscopes can be useful tools for a broad range of imaging applications. This manuscript demonstrates the first practical implementation of Microscopy with Ultraviolet Surface Excitation (MUSE) in a compact smartphone microscope called Pocket MUSE, resulting in a remarkably effective design. Fabricated with parts from consumer electronics that are readily available at low cost, the small optical module attaches directly over the rear lens in a smartphone. It enables high-quality multichannel fluorescence microscopy with submicron resolution over a 10× equivalent field of view. In addition to the novel optical configuration, Pocket MUSE is compatible with a series of simple, portable, and user-friendly sample preparation strategies that can be directly implemented for various microscopy applications for point-of-care diagnostics, at-home health monitoring, plant biology, STEM education, environmental studies, etc.
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- Yehe Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Smartphone-Based Portable Bioluminescence Imaging System Enabling Observation at Various Scales from Whole Mouse Body to Organelle. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20247166. [PMID: 33327525 PMCID: PMC7764933 DOI: 10.3390/s20247166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Current smartphones equipped with high-sensitivity and high-resolution sensors in the camera can respond to the needs of low-light imaging, streaming acquisition, targets of various scales, etc. Therefore, a smartphone has great potential as an imaging device even in the scientific field and has already been introduced into biomolecular imaging using fluorescence tags. However, owing to the necessity of an excitation light source, fluorescence methods impair its mobility. Bioluminescence does not require illumination; therefore, imaging with a smartphone camera is compact and requires minimal devices, thus making it suitable for personal and portable imaging devices. Here, we report smartphone-based methods to observe biological targets in various scales using bioluminescence. In particular, we demonstrate, for the first time, that bioluminescence can be observed in an organelle in a single living cell using a smartphone camera by attaching a detachable objective lens. Through capturing color changes with the camera, changes in the amount of target molecules was detected using bioluminescent indicators. The combination of bioluminescence and a mobile phone makes possible a compact imaging system without an external light source and expands the potential of portable devices.
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Krishnaswamy B, McClean MN. Shining light on molecular communication. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 7TH ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOSCALE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATION : VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2020 : NANOCOM 2020. ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOSCALE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATION (7TH : 2020 :... 2020; 2020:11. [PMID: 35425948 PMCID: PMC9006593 DOI: 10.1145/3411295.3411307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Molecules and combinations of molecules are the natural communication currency of microbes; microbes have evolved and been engineered to sense a variety of compounds, often with exquisite sensitivity. The availability of microbial biosensors, combined with the ability to genetically engineer biological circuits to process information, make microbes attractive bionanomachines for propagating information through molecular communication (MC) networks. However, MC networks built entirely of biological components suffer a number of limitations. They are extremely slow due to processing and propagation delays and must employ simple algorithms due to the still limited computational capabilities of biological circuits. In this work, we propose a hybrid bio-electronic framework which utilizes biological components for sensing but offloads processing and computation to traditional electronic systems and communication infrastructure. This is achieved by using tools from the burgeoning field of optogenetics to trigger biosensing through an optoelectronic interface, alleviating the need for computation and communication in the biological domain.
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Zhao M, Li X, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wang B, Zheng L, Zhang D, Zhuang S. Rapid quantitative detection of chloramphenicol in milk by microfluidic immunoassay. Food Chem 2020; 339:127857. [PMID: 32866699 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Chloramphenicol (CAP) is a toxic substance for human health, and detection of CAP residues in milk is necessary. However, most of the traditional CAP detection methods including high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) are time-consuming and complicated. Herein, an automated microfluidics system for CAP detection in milk was developed. The residual CAP of multiple milk samples was quantitatively detected via competitive immunoassay in a single microfluidic chip simultaneously and automatically, and the reliability of the method was confirmed by flow cytometry. Completion of the detection by the system required less than 20 min and the cost for the detection of ten samples was about US$2.5. The limit of detection was 0.05 µg L-1, and the recovery rate of CAP in milk ranged from 91.3% to 105.5%. The microfluidic system developed in this study exhibited considerable potential in the point-of-care testing (POCT) of CAP in milk.
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- Mantong Zhao
- Engineering Research Centre of Optical Instrument and System, The Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Optical Instrument and System, The Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Optical Instrument and System, The Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Optical Instrument and System, The Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Optical Instrument and System, The Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Optical Instrument and System, The Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
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- Engineering Research Centre of Optical Instrument and System, The Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China.
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- Engineering Research Centre of Optical Instrument and System, The Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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Szydlowski NA, Jing H, Alqashmi M, Hu YS. Cell phone digital microscopy using an oil droplet. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 11:2328-2338. [PMID: 32499926 PMCID: PMC7249838 DOI: 10.1364/boe.389345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We introduce an accessible cell phone imaging method using small droplets of microscope immersion oil and consumer-grade oils. Oil droplets were more resistant to evaporation than water droplets, and they resolved cellular structures that were visible using a 20x/0.75 objective. We optically characterized the droplets using a cell phone screen and resolution target. We further obtained cellular resolution images of an onion epidermis and a zea stem cross-section sample. Our droplet-based method enables stable optical imaging for diagnostic and educational purposes without custom setups, specialized components, or manufacturing processes.
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- Nicole Anna Szydlowski
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA
- Currently with the College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood St., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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Debode F, Marien A, Ledoux Q, Janssen E, Ancion C, Berben G. Detection of ornamental transgenic fish by real-time PCR and fluorescence microscopy. Transgenic Res 2020; 29:283-294. [PMID: 32350691 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-020-00197-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Numbers of ornamental transgenic fish are increasing, and some of them are illegally imported into Europe. The fish are modified to display different fluorescent colors under UV light. In this article, we propose real-time PCR methods to detect fish presenting green, yellow and red fluorescent coloring. The methods were tested with success and were able to detect illegally imported fish in two European countries. The article also discusses some practical information that can be useful for routine analysis. In addition, a real-time PCR test able to highlight the presence of fish DNA in general is proposed to check the amplifiability of the DNA extracted from common bony fish species of the teleost subclass. Finally, as the testing by PCR can take several days and rapid decisions must be taken with living organisms, we explored the potential of fluorescence microscopy as a screening test to determine whether animals are suspect or can be released.
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- Frédéric Debode
- Bioengineering Unit, Life Sciences Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 234, Chaussée de Charleroi, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium. .,Quality and Authentication Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 24, Chaussee de Namur, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium.
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- Quality and Authentication Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 24, Chaussee de Namur, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Quality and Authentication Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 24, Chaussee de Namur, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Quality and Authentication Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 24, Chaussee de Namur, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Quality and Authentication Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 24, Chaussee de Namur, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Quality and Authentication Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 24, Chaussee de Namur, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium
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Long J, Parker HE, Ehrlich K, Tanner MG, Dhaliwal K, Mills B. Frugal filtering optical lenses for point-of-care diagnostics. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 11:1864-1875. [PMID: 32341853 PMCID: PMC7173883 DOI: 10.1364/boe.381014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Infectious diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Rapid diagnosis of infections in LMICs presents many challenges, especially in rural areas where access to health care, including diagnostics, is poor. Microscopy is one of the most commonly used platforms to diagnose bacterial infections on clinical samples. Fluorescence microscopy has high sensitivity and specificity but to date is mostly performed within a laboratory setting due to the high-cost, low portability and highly specialist nature of equipment. Point-of-care diagnostics could offer a solution to the challenge of infection diagnosis in LMICs. In this paper we present frugal, easy to manufacture, doped polydimethylsiloxane filtering optical lenses that can be integrated into smartphone microscopes for immediate detection of fluorescently labelled bacteria. This provides a breakthrough technology platform for point-of-care diagnostics.
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- Joanna Long
- EPSRC Proteus IRC Hub in Optical Molecular Sensing and Imaging, Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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- EPSRC Proteus IRC Hub in Optical Molecular Sensing and Imaging, Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
- Department of Applied Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- EPSRC Proteus IRC Hub in Optical Molecular Sensing and Imaging, Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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- EPSRC Proteus IRC Hub in Optical Molecular Sensing and Imaging, Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
- Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), Institute of Photonics and Quantum Science (IPAQS), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK
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- EPSRC Proteus IRC Hub in Optical Molecular Sensing and Imaging, Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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- EPSRC Proteus IRC Hub in Optical Molecular Sensing and Imaging, Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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Liu C, Wang D, Wang QH, Xing Y. Multifunctional optofluidic lens with beam steering. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:7734-7745. [PMID: 32225994 DOI: 10.1364/oe.388810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this paper, we demonstrate a multifunctional optofluidic (MO) lens with beam steering, which is actuated by electrowetting effect. A liquid lens chamber and a liquid prism chamber are stacked to form the MO lens. When the liquid lens chamber is actuated with voltage, the curvature of liquid-liquid interface changes accordingly and the focal length of the liquid lens can be varied. In the liquid prism chamber, a navigation sheet is just placed on the position of the liquid-liquid interface. When the liquid prism chamber is applied with voltage, the navigation sheet can be tilted to different angles in order to adjust the beam steering angle and keep high beam quality. Thereby, the MO lens has the zoom lens and the beam steering functions. The experiments show that the focal length can be tuned from -180 mm to -∞ and +∞ to 161 mm and the maximum beam tilt angle can be adjusted from 0° to 22.8° when the voltage is applied on one side of the electrode. The proposed MO lens can be applied in zoom imaging system, laser detecting system, and lighting system.
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Liu C, Wang D, Li L, Wang QH. Multifunction reflector controlled by liquid piston for optical switch and beam steering. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:33233-33242. [PMID: 31878396 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.033233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This paper presents a multifunction reflector controlled by liquid piston for optical switch and beam steering. The multifunction reflector consists of two liquid cavities that are designed with microchannels. Two holes covered with elastic membranes are fabricated on the upper surface of the liquid cavities. When the liquid cavity is injected with liquid, the shape of the elastic membrane changes to form a liquid piston in the position of the holes accordingly. The magnetic base covered with a reflector is fixed on the surface. We can adjust the active number and height of the liquid pistons to drive the reflector deflecting to different directions. Our experiments show that the multifunction reflector can realize the function of 2×2 optical switch. It can also deflect the light beam through an angle of 0°∼72° in two directions. The multifunction reflector has potential applications of free-space optical communications, laser detections and variable optical attenuators.
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