Lab-on-a-Chip System Enables Multi-Analyte Diagnostics

A functional lab-on-a-chip system eliminates the need for expensive and bulky readout systems, enabling cost-effective mobile diagnostics and analysis.

The PhotonicFlow system is comprised of a multiwell chip, a handheld device controller, and readout software. The new platform combines printed semiconductors with various lab-on-chip technologies. The nanotiter plate prototype consists of a 1x3-inch multiwell chip with a fully integrated photo detector array based on printed semiconductor technology with a dedicated pixel under each well on the chip. This array converts light into electrical signals, enabling real-time analysis of multiple agents.

The handheld device controller enables electronic readout of the signals from the photodetector and the readout software for analytics and calibration. This new prototype eliminates the need for large, expensive, external readout systems being used today and opens up new opportunities for applications in medical in-vitro diagnostics, chemical and biologic threat detection, and water testing.

The PhotonicFlow system, a product of Bioident Technologies (Menlo park, CA, USA), uses printed-semiconductor based technology to print light detection and electronics capabilities directly onto any surface, including glass and plastic materials, enabling on-chip diagnostics and analysis. In addition, the company uses existing assays and reagents with established testing protocols to deliver real-time and in situ, multi-parameter detection capabilities for all categories of chemical and biological analytes.

Dr. Wasiq Bokhari, CEO for Bioident Technologies said, "This system provides our partners a fast path to deliver new point-of-care tests that are easy to use and cost-effective for end users. By integrating the PhotonicFlow System with their existing devices, assays, and reagents, our partners can rapidly develop highly sensitive and multiplexed diagnostics across multiple markets.”


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