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  • Miniaturization is key in sensing biotechnologies.
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  • OFTs are versatile optotools with micro-lenses for trapping and manipulating microparticles.

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  • To develop a novel single feature for differentiating synthetic particles from living yeast cells using OFTs.
  • To enable label-free hybrid optical fiber sensors for applications in medicine and biology.
  • To simplify particle characterization compared to existing technologies.

Main Methods:

  • Exploratory analysis of 45 features from back-scattered signals of trapped particles.
  • Utilizing a polymeric micro-lens on an optical fiber tip.
  • Developing a single statistical feature from time and frequency-domain parameters.

Main Results:

  • A novel single statistical feature was identified.
  • This feature successfully differentiates synthetic particles (PMMA, Polystyrene) from yeast cells.
  • The feature provides significant information from scattered signals for particle characterization.

Conclusions:

  • The developed feature can be used for label-free hybrid optical fiber sensors.
  • Potential applications include infectious disease detection and cell sorting.
  • This advancement simplifies particle characterization, offering a more efficient method.