Journal article
Roadmap for optofluidics
University of Pavia1
Technische Universität Dresden2
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology3
Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark4
Quantum Physics and Information Technology, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark5
Chinese Academy of Sciences6
University of Surrey7
Nanyang Technological University8
National Taiwan University9
Cornell University10
University of Toronto11
National Research Council of Italy12
University of Padua13
Tufts University14
KTH Royal Institute of Technology15
University of California at Los Angeles16
Duke University17
University of Twente18
University of California at Santa Cruz19
...and 9 moreOptofluidics, nominally the research area where optics and fluidics merge, is a relatively new research field and it is only in the last decade that there has been a large increase in the number of optofluidic applications, as well as in the number of research groups, devoted to the topic. Nowadays optofluidics applications include, without being limited to, lab-on-a-chip devices, fluid-based and controlled lenses, optical sensors for fluids and for suspended particles, biosensors, imaging tools, etc.
The long list of potential optofluidics applications, which have been recently demonstrated, suggests that optofluidic technologies will become more and more common in everyday life in the future, causing a significant impact on many aspects of our society. A characteristic of this research field, deriving from both its interdisciplinary origin and applications, is that in order to develop suitable solutions a combination of a deep knowledge in different fields, ranging from materials science to photonics, from microfluidics to molecular biology and biophysics, is often required.
As a direct consequence, also being able to understand the long-term evolution of optofluidics research is not easy. In this article, we report several expert contributions on different topics so as to provide guidance for young scientists. At the same time, we hope that this document will also prove useful for funding institutions and stakeholders to better understand the perspectives and opportunities offered by this research field.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | IOP PUBLISHING LTD |
Year: | 2017 |
Pages: | 093003 |
ISSN: | 20408986 , 20408978 and 14644258 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1088/2040-8986/aa783b |
ORCIDs: | Berg-Sørensen, Kirstine , 0000-0002-3087-8602 , 0000-0002-4457-9902 , 0000-0001-9008-8402 , 0000-0002-0441-6893 and 0000-0002-0717-683X |