A compact and low-cost laser induced fluorescence detector with silicon based photodetector assembly for capillary flow systems

Publication date: 15 May 2018
Source:Talanta, Volume 182
Author(s): Xuhui Geng, Meng Shi, Haijing Ning, Chunbo Feng, Yafeng Guan
A compact and low-cost laser induced fluorescence (LIF) detector based on confocal structure for capillary flow systems was developed and applied for analysis of Her2 protein on single Hela cells. A low-power and low-cost 450 nm laser diode (LD) instead of a high quality laser was used as excitation light source. A compact optical design together with shortened optical path length improved the optical efficiency and detection sensitivity. A superior silicon based photodetector assembly was used for fluorescence detection instead of a photomultiplier (PMT). The limit of detection (LOD) for fluorescein sodium was 3 × 10^–12 M or 165 fluorescein molecules in detection volume measured on a homemade capillary electroosmotic driven (EOD)-LIF system, which was similar to commercial LIFs. Compared to commercial LIFs, the whole volume of our LIF was reduced to 1/2–1/3, and the cost was less than 1/3 of them.

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