An integrated optical sensor for online monitoring of lactate concentration

Haoyuan Cai, Min Hsien Wu, Zheng Cui*

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Abstract

A microfluidic device with integrated optical fibres was developed for online monitoring of lactate. The device consists of a SU-8 waveguide, microfluidic channels and grooves for the insertion of optical fibers. Different channel widths (50~300μm) were tested. A wide range of flow rates were applied to investigate the influence of flow rate on signal fluctuations. The separation between optical fiber sensor and microfluidic channel and the width of fluidic channel have been optimized to maximize the detection sensitivity. Compared with conventional lactate detection, the device has higher accuracy, relatively low limit of detection (50mg/L) and reasonably fast response time (100 sec). The fabrication of device is simple and low cost. The present work has provided some fundamental data for further system optimization to meet specific detection requirements.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Fourth IEEE Conference on Sensors 2005
Pages967-970
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventFourth IEEE Conference on Sensors 2005 - Irvine, CA, United States
Duration: 31 10 200503 11 2005

Publication series

NameProceedings of IEEE Sensors
Volume2005

Conference

ConferenceFourth IEEE Conference on Sensors 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityIrvine, CA
Period31/10/0503/11/05

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