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Optical Detection of E. coli Bacteria by Mesoporous Silicon Biosensors

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Label-free silicon photonic biosensor system with integrated detector array.

Rongjin Yan¹, Santano P Mestas, Guangwei Yuan

¹Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1373, USA. yanrj@engr.colostate.edu

|July 17, 2009

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This study presents an inexpensive, label-free photonic waveguide biosensor on a silicon chip. It detects biological nanofilms with high sensitivity, enabling multi-analyte sensing on a single device.

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Area of Science:

Photonics
Biosensing
Integrated Optics

Background:

Label-free biosensing is crucial for real-time biological monitoring.
Existing evanescent field sensors have limitations in sensitivity and integration.
Silicon photonics offers a platform for miniaturized optical systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an integrated, inexpensive, label-free photonic waveguide biosensor.
To demonstrate multi-analyte detection capability on a single chip.
To introduce a novel sensing mechanism based on local evanescent field modulation.

Main Methods:

Implementation of a silicon photonics integrated circuit using a commercial CMOS line.
Utilizing a Local Evanescent Array Coupled (LEAC) biosensor design.
Testing the system with biological nanofilms, specifically bovine serum albumin (BSA).

Main Results:

The LEAC biosensor demonstrated high sensitivity (20%/nm photocurrent modulation) to BSA layers <3 nm thick.
A novel physical phenomenon, distinct from other evanescent field sensors, was identified.
Experimental validation with patterned photoresist and simulations supported the evanescent field shift principle.

Conclusions:

The developed photonic waveguide biosensor is inexpensive, label-free, and capable of multi-analyte detection.
The novel LEAC sensing mechanism allows for high sensitivity and integration of optical and electronic components on-chip.
This technology holds promise for advanced point-of-care diagnostics and biological research.