METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYSIS OF A FLUID BY MEANS OF EVANESCENCE FIELD SPECTROSCOPY AND DIELECTROPHORESIS

摘要

A device for analyzing a fluid by evanescence field spectroscopy. The device includes a waveguide, a source of electromagnetic radiation coupled to the waveguide on the entry side, and a detector coupled to the waveguide on the exit side for detecting electromagnetic radiation, wherein the waveguide is arranged in contact with the fluid in at least certain sections between its entry side and its exit side. An electrode arrangement is also provided, which is designed to generate an inhomogeneous electric field in the direct environment of the waveguide, said field exerting a dielectrophoretic force on polarisable particles in the fluid, which moves these particles towards or away from the waveguide. A corresponding method is presented.

主权项

1. A device for analyzing a fluid, comprising: a waveguide, a source of electromagnetic radiation coupled to the waveguide on an entry side, and a detector coupled to the waveguide on an exit side for detecting electromagnetic radiation, wherein the waveguide is arranged in contact with the fluid in at least certain sections between its entry side and its exit side, wherein the device has an electrode arrangement, which is designed to generate an inhomogeneous electric field in a direct environment of the waveguide, suitable to exert a dielectrophoretic force on polarizable particles in the fluid, which moves these particles towards or away from the waveguide, wherein the electrode arrangement has a first electrode, which is arranged on the surface of the waveguide.