Biophotonics

Biophotonics is an ambitious, multidisciplinary research area that utilizes light-based technologies in medicine and life sciences. The term derives from two words of Greek origin: ‘bios’ means life and ‘phos’ light. Biophotonics refers to the interplay between light and biological matter.

B-PHOT has developed expertise in designing, modelling, prototyping and demonstrating low-cost manufacturable photonics-based systems for various biophotonic applications including:
- Laser-induced fluorescence and absorbance analysis for chromatographic separations
- Detection of pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water
- Sorting of zebra-fish embryos

Responsible

	Name	Heidi Ottevaere
	E-mail
	Phone	+32 2 629 34 51
	Fax	+32 2 629 34 50

Research topics

• Photonic sensor for remote on-line phytoplankton monitoring
• Development of miniaturized biophotonic devices for the analysis of cells in their environment
• Development of a novel photonic detector for the microbial analysis of drinking water in Rwanda
• Micro-optical detection system for absorbance and fluorescence measurements in fused silica capillaries
• Plastic light coupler for absorbance detection in silicon microfluidic channels
• Plastic integrated photonic biochip
• Micro-structured Optical Fibre-sensors for Minimally Invasive Procedures

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