Embossed polymer leaky waveguide devices for spectroscopic analysis

C. Malins, T. G. Harvey, P. Summersgill, P. R. Fielden, N. J. Goddard

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    Abstract

    A combination of UV embossing, hot embossing and laminating techniques have been exploited during the fabrication of grating-coupled waveguiding devices in which the flow channel materials and geometry are designed for the effective support of light condenser modes through a sample solution. Used in conjunction with LED sources, these devices have been employed as optical platforms to obtain fluorescence emission and molecular absorption spectra in aqueous media for μTAS (micro total analytical system) applications.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1293-1297
    Number of pages4
    JournalAnalyst
    Volume126
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

    Keywords

    • Fluorometry (detection method
    • embossed polymer leaky waveguide devices for spectroscopic anal.)
    • Electroluminescent devices
    • Optical waveguides (embossed polymer leaky waveguide devices for spectroscopic anal.)
    • Acrylic polymers
    • Polycarbonates Role: ARU (Analytical role, unclassified), DEV (Device component use), ANST (Analytical study), USES (Uses) (embossed polymer leaky waveguide devices for spectroscopic anal.)
    • Analytical apparatus (micro TAS
    • embossed polymer leaky waveguide device spectroscopic analysis

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