[HTML][HTML] LiNbO3 integrated system for opto-microfluidic sensing

G Bettella, R Zamboni, G Pozza, A Zaltron… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, we realized and tested an integrated opto-microfluidics platform entirely made
on lithium niobate (LiNbO 3) crystals, able to detect the single droplet passage and estimate …

Opto-microfluidic coupling between optical waveguides and tilted microchannels in lithium niobate

R Zamboni, L Gauthier-Manuel, A Zaltron… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
This work presents a reconfigurable opto-microfluidic coupling between optical waveguides
and tilted microfluidic channels in monolithic lithium niobate crystal. The light path …

Real-time precise microfluidic droplets label-sequencing combined in a velocity detection sensor

R Zamboni, A Zaltron, M Chauvet, C Sada - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Droplets microfluidics is broadening the range of Lab on a Chip solutions that, however, still
suffer from the lack of an adequate level of integration of optical detection and sensors. In …

Light‐Induced Virtual Electrodes for Microfluidic Droplet Electro‐Coalescence

R Zamboni, C Sebastián‐Vicente… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electro‐coalescence is the fusion phenomenon between a pair or more microfluidic droplets
that are immersed in an immiscible medium under an electric field. This technique is …

Proton exchange-enhanced surface activated bonding for facile fabrication of monolithic lithium niobate microfluidic chips

Y Du, Z Pang, Y Zou, B Zhu, L Liu, X Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the quest to enhance the functionality and efficiency of lab-on-a-chip systems, integrating
diverse physical phenomena such as acoustics, optics, and electronics into a single platform …

Femtosecond laser assisted selective etching of microchannels in lithium niobate

D Nwatu, D Kip, K Hasse - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Here, we report on the fabrication of cm-long microchannels in LiNbO_3 by selective etching
of femtosecond laser inscribed tracks using hydrofluoric acid. We achieved a 1? cm long …

Influence of working parameters on multi-shot femtosecond laser surface ablation of lithium niobate

FA Sfregola, R De Palo, C Gaudiuso… - Optics & Laser …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental investigation on the ultrashort pulsed laser ablation of
128° Y-cut Lithium Niobate (LiNbO 3) using multi-shot fs-laser pulses at different pulse …

Opto-microfluidic system for absorbance measurements in lithium niobate device applied to ph measurements

R Zamboni, A Zaltron, E Izzo, G Bottaro, D Ferraro… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of Lab-on-a-chip systems is the downscaling of analytical protocols into microfluidic
devices, including optical measurements. In this context, the growing interest of the scientific …

Opto-microfluidic integration of the bradford protein assay in lithium niobate lab-on-a-chip

L Zanini, A Zaltron, E Turato, R Zamboni, C Sada - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper deals with the quantification of proteins by implementing the Bradford protein
assay method in a portable opto-microfluidic platform for protein concentrations lower than …

Optofluidic platform based on liquid crystals in x-cut lithium niobate: Thresholdless all-optical response

F Ciciulla, A Zaltron, R Zamboni, C Sada, F Simoni… - Crystals, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, we present a new configuration of the recently reported optofluidic platform
exploiting liquid crystals reorientation in lithium niobate channels. In order to avoid the …