Bio-droplet manipulation and characterization by ferroelectric photovoltaic platforms

A. Puerto; E. Torres; M. Carrascosa; J. L. Bella; C. López-Fernández; A. García-Cabañes

doi:10.1117/12.2592394

20 June 2021 Bio-droplet manipulation and characterization by ferroelectric photovoltaic platforms

A. Puerto, E. Torres, M. Carrascosa, J. L. Bella, C. López-Fernández, A. García-Cabañes

Proceedings Volume 11786, Optical Methods for Inspection, Characterization, and Imaging of Biomaterials V; 117860V (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2592394
Event: SPIE Optical Metrology, 2021, Online Only

Abstract

Ferroelectric crystals generate electric fields under optical and thermal excitation. Recently, photo-induced electric fields generated in photovoltaic ferroelectric crystals have been applied to act on liquid droplets, either to manipulate droplets or to generate tiny droplets from a liquid reservoir. In this work, we investigate the migration of water and aqueous biodroplets under the light-induced electric fields generated in ferroelectric platforms based on iron doped lithium niobate. Different parameters affecting droplet manipulation have been analysed in detail. Light intensity, distance to the photovoltaic substrate and orientation of the polar axis of the active substrate play a key role. The behaviour and analysis of the droplet motion combined with numerical simulations allow to characterize the droplets and, in particular to distinguish between neutral and charged droplets. The results show the potential of this technique in biotechnology and biomedicine for applications such as bio-droplet analysis or sensing.

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A. Puerto, E. Torres, M. Carrascosa, J. L. Bella, C. López-Fernández, and A. García-Cabañes "Bio-droplet manipulation and characterization by ferroelectric photovoltaic platforms", Proc. SPIE 11786, Optical Methods for Inspection, Characterization, and Imaging of Biomaterials V, 117860V (20 June 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2592394

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