A Label-Free Microfluidic Biosensor for Activity Detection of Single Microalgae Cells Based on Chlorophyll Fluorescence
Detection of living microalgae cells is very important for ballast water treatment and analysis. Chlorophyll fluorescence is an indicator of photosynthetic activity and hence the living status of plant cells. In this paper, we developed a novel microfluidic biosensor system that can quickly and accu...
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doaj-11167eb5c24648d6bc6ded4178754ae12020-11-24T21:06:14ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202013-11-011312160751608910.3390/s131216075s131216075A Label-Free Microfluidic Biosensor for Activity Detection of Single Microalgae Cells Based on Chlorophyll FluorescenceJunsheng Wang0Jinyang Sun1Yongxin Song2Yongyi Xu3Xinxiang Pan4Yeqing Sun5Dongqing Li6College of Information and Science Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaCollege of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaCollege of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaCollege of Information and Science Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaCollege of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaCollege of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaCollege of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaDetection of living microalgae cells is very important for ballast water treatment and analysis. Chlorophyll fluorescence is an indicator of photosynthetic activity and hence the living status of plant cells. In this paper, we developed a novel microfluidic biosensor system that can quickly and accurately detect the viability of single microalgae cells based on chlorophyll fluorescence. The system is composed of a laser diode as an excitation light source, a photodiode detector, a signal analysis circuit, and a microfluidic chip as a microalgae cell transportation platform. To demonstrate the utility of this system, six different living and dead algae samples (Karenia mikimotoi Hansen, Chlorella vulgaris, Nitzschia closterium, Platymonas subcordiformis, Pyramidomonas delicatula and Dunaliella salina) were tested. The developed biosensor can distinguish clearly between the living microalgae cells and the dead microalgae cells. The smallest microalgae cells that can be detected by using this biosensor are 3 μm ones. Even smaller microalgae cells could be detected by increasing the excitation light power. The developed microfluidic biosensor has great potential for in situ ballast water analysis.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/12/16075label-free fluorescent sensormicroalgae cell activitymicrofluidic chipchlorophyll fluorescence |
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Junsheng Wang Jinyang Sun Yongxin Song Yongyi Xu Xinxiang Pan Yeqing Sun Dongqing Li A Label-Free Microfluidic Biosensor for Activity Detection of Single Microalgae Cells Based on Chlorophyll Fluorescence Sensors label-free fluorescent sensor microalgae cell activity microfluidic chip chlorophyll fluorescence |
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Junsheng Wang Jinyang Sun Yongxin Song Yongyi Xu Xinxiang Pan Yeqing Sun Dongqing Li |
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A Label-Free Microfluidic Biosensor for Activity Detection of Single Microalgae Cells Based on Chlorophyll Fluorescence |
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A Label-Free Microfluidic Biosensor for Activity Detection of Single Microalgae Cells Based on Chlorophyll Fluorescence |
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A Label-Free Microfluidic Biosensor for Activity Detection of Single Microalgae Cells Based on Chlorophyll Fluorescence |
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A Label-Free Microfluidic Biosensor for Activity Detection of Single Microalgae Cells Based on Chlorophyll Fluorescence |
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A Label-Free Microfluidic Biosensor for Activity Detection of Single Microalgae Cells Based on Chlorophyll Fluorescence |
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label-free microfluidic biosensor for activity detection of single microalgae cells based on chlorophyll fluorescence |
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Detection of living microalgae cells is very important for ballast water treatment and analysis. Chlorophyll fluorescence is an indicator of photosynthetic activity and hence the living status of plant cells. In this paper, we developed a novel microfluidic biosensor system that can quickly and accurately detect the viability of single microalgae cells based on chlorophyll fluorescence. The system is composed of a laser diode as an excitation light source, a photodiode detector, a signal analysis circuit, and a microfluidic chip as a microalgae cell transportation platform. To demonstrate the utility of this system, six different living and dead algae samples (Karenia mikimotoi Hansen, Chlorella vulgaris, Nitzschia closterium, Platymonas subcordiformis, Pyramidomonas delicatula and Dunaliella salina) were tested. The developed biosensor can distinguish clearly between the living microalgae cells and the dead microalgae cells. The smallest microalgae cells that can be detected by using this biosensor are 3 μm ones. Even smaller microalgae cells could be detected by increasing the excitation light power. The developed microfluidic biosensor has great potential for in situ ballast water analysis. |
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label-free fluorescent sensor microalgae cell activity microfluidic chip chlorophyll fluorescence |
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