Abstract:
In one embodiment, an optical spectroscopy probe includes an optical fiber having a distal tip and a microfluidic filtering chamber attached to the distal tip of the optical fiber, the chamber comprising a microfluidic membrane adapted to enable liquid to enter the chamber but prevent particles from entering the chamber.
Abstract:
A dispensing system can include a container including multiple channels, and each channel can be capable of containing an amount of a liquid. The dispensing system can include a well plate including multiple wells, and each well can be configured to align with a respective channel of the container. The dispensing system can include a plunger including multiple protrusions, and each protrusion can be configured to be inserted into a respective channel of the container. Movement of the plunger toward the container can force each protrusion to be inserted into the respective channel of the container thereby driving liquid from the respective channel and into a respective well of the well plate.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a heating element includes a central particle and a plurality of plasmonic nanoparticles attached to the central particle, wherein the nanoparticles undergo plasmonic heating when exposed to near infrared light.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a thermosensitive liquid for visualizing heat generation includes elastin-like polypeptides suspended in an aqueous liquid, wherein the elastin-like polypeptides undergo a phase transition at a lower critical solution temperature in which they become insoluble and turn from translucent to opaque, thereby visually indicating that a temperature within the thermosensitive liquid has reached the lower critical solution temperature.