Patent ID: 9551650
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B01L,G01N

Claim:
1. An integrated optofluidic system, comprising: one or more functionalized microspheres, wherein each functionalized microsphere comprises an identifier binding ligand configured to bind a decoder binding ligand which binds an analyte; a light source configured to produce light over an analytical wavelength range; a planar substrate; a microfluidic channel integrated on the planar substrate; a sensor region fluidically connected to the microfluidic channel, wherein the sensor region comprises an oxide interface; and a waveguide integrated with the microfluidic channel through which the light is propagated, wherein the waveguide is configured to transport the one or more functionaiized microspheres to the oxide interface and retain the one or more functionalized microspheres at the oxide interface, wherein the oxide interface intersects the waveguide.