Sensitive leptospira DNA detection using tapered optical fiber sensor

• Main Authors: Zainuddin, Nurul Hida, Chee, Hui Yee, Ahmad, Muhammad Zamharir, Mahdi, Mohd Adzir, Abu Bakar, Muhammad Hafiz, Yaacob, Mohd Hanif
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-VCH Verlag 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73862/1/Sensitive%20leptospira%20DNA%20detection%20using%20tapered%20optical%20fiber%20sensor.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73862/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jbio.201700363
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This paper presents the development of tapered optical fiber sensor to detect a specific Leptospira bacteria DNA. The bacteria causes Leptospirosis, a deadly disease but with common early flu-like symptoms. Optical single mode fiber (SMF) of 125 μm diameter is tapered to produce 12 μm waist diameter...