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DESCRIPTION:Decades of research have shown that biosensors using photonic c
 ircuits fabricated using CMOS processes can be highly sensitive\, selectiv
 e\, and quantitative. Unfortunately\, the cost of these sensors combined w
 ith the complexity of sample handling systems has limited the use of such 
 sensors in clinical diagnostics. This has become particularly apparent in 
 recent months\, as concepts of viral and antibody testing have become comm
 on conversation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leveraging our pa
 rtnerships with the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photon
 ics (AIM Photonics)\, headquartered in upstate New York\, as well as NY CR
 EATES\, we have developed a new “disposable photonics” sensor platform
  in which rice-sized (1 × 4 mm) silicon nitride ring resonator sensor chi
 ps are paired with plastic micropillar fluidic cards for sample handling a
 nd optical detection. We demonstrate the utility of the platform in the co
 ntext of detecting human antibodies to SARS-CoV-2\, both in convalescent C
 OVID-19 patients and for subjects undergoing vaccination. Given its abilit
 y to provide quantitative data on human samples in a simple\, low-cost sin
 gle-use format\, we anticipate that this platform will find broad utility 
 in clinical diagnostics for a broad range of assays.\n\nSpeaker(s): Ben Mi
 ller\, \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/277616
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/277616
ORGANIZER:george.blasiak@hrfmlaw.com
SEQUENCE:9
SUMMARY:Disposable Photonics for Biosensing
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/277616
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Decades of research have shown that biosen
 sors using photonic circuits fabricated using CMOS processes can be highly
  sensitive\, selective\, and quantitative. Unfortunately\, the cost of the
 se sensors combined with the complexity of sample handling systems has lim
 ited the use of such sensors in clinical diagnostics. This has become part
 icularly apparent in recent months\, as concepts of viral and antibody tes
 ting have become common conversation in the context of the COVID-19 pandem
 ic. Leveraging our partnerships with the American Institute for Manufactur
 ing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics)\, headquartered in upstate New Yo
 rk\, as well as NY CREATES\, we have developed a new &ldquo\;disposable ph
 otonics&rdquo\; sensor platform in which rice-sized (1 &times\; 4 mm) sili
 con nitride ring resonator sensor chips are paired with plastic micropilla
 r fluidic cards for sample handling and optical detection. We demonstrate 
 the utility of the platform in the context of detecting human antibodies t
 o SARS-CoV-2\, both in convalescent COVID-19 patients and for subjects und
 ergoing vaccination. Given its ability to provide quantitative data on hum
 an samples in a simple\, low-cost single-use format\, we anticipate that t
 his platform will find broad utility in clinical diagnostics for a broad r
 ange of assays.</p>
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