Author
Memişoğlu, G., Gülbahar, Burhan, Zubia, J., Villatoro, J.
Publication Date
2019-01-01
Publication Place
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MDPI
Subject
Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET), Viscosity monitoring, Fluidic characterization, Microfluidics, Point-of-care, Environmental monitoring
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
2072-666X
Record ID
09e820b4-5e03-46a7-8a00-502108bba042
Library Location
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Date
2019-01-01
Notes
European Union (EU) ; Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO) ; Eusko Jaurlaritza ; Vestel Electronics Inc.
Sample Text
Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between two molecules in nanoscale distances is utilized in significant number of applications including biological and chemical applications, monitoring cellular activities, sensors, wireless communications and recently in nanoscale microfluidic radar design denoted by the vibrating FRET (VFRET) exploiting hybrid resonating graphene membrane and FRET design. In this article, a low hardware complexity and novel microfluidic viscosity monitoring system architecture is presented by exploiting VFRET in a novel microfluidic system design. The donor molecules in a microfluidic channel are acoustically vibrated resulting in VFRET in the case of nearby acceptor molecules detected with their periodic optical emission signals. VFRET does not require complicated hardware by directly utilizing molecular interactions detected with the conventional photodetectors. The proposed viscosity measurement system design is theoretically modeled and numerically simulated while the experimental challenges are discussed. It promises point-of-care and environmental monitoring applications including viscosity characterization of blood or polluted water.
DOI
10.3390/mi10010003
Cilt
10
