Testa Genni, Persichetti Gianluca, Bernini Romeo
Institute for Electromagnetic Monitoring of the Environment (IREA), National Research Council (CNR), Via Diocleziano, 328, Naples 80124, Italy.
Sensors (Basel). 2014 Dec 30;15(1):465-84. doi: 10.3390/s150100465.
Optofluidics is a relatively young research field able to create a tight synergy between optics and micro/nano-fluidics. The high level of integration between fluidic and optical elements achievable by means of optofluidic approaches makes it possible to realize an innovative class of sensors, which have been demonstrated to have an improved sensitivity, adaptability and compactness. Many developments in this field have been made in the last years thanks to the availability of a new class of low cost materials and new technologies. This review describes the Italian state of art on optofluidic devices for sensing applications and offers a perspective for further future advances. We introduce the optofluidic concept and describe the advantages of merging photonic and fluidic elements, focusing on sensor developments for both environmental and biomedical monitoring.
光流体学是一个相对年轻的研究领域，能够在光学与微纳流体学之间建立紧密的协同作用。通过光流体学方法可实现的流体元件与光学元件之间的高度集成，使得实现一类创新型传感器成为可能，这类传感器已被证明具有更高的灵敏度、适应性和紧凑性。由于新型低成本材料和新技术的出现，该领域在过去几年取得了许多进展。本综述描述了意大利在用于传感应用的光流体器件方面的技术现状，并为未来的进一步发展提供了展望。我们介绍了光流体学概念，描述了融合光子元件和流体元件的优势，重点关注用于环境和生物医学监测的传感器发展。
