Label-free detection with the liquid core optical ring resonator sensing platform.

Optical label-free detection prevents the cost and complexity of fluorescence and radio labeling while providing accurate quantitative and kinetic results. We have developed a new optical label-free sensor called the liquid core optical ring resonator (LCORR). The LCORR integrates optical ring resonator sensors into the microfluidic delivery system by using glass capillaries with a thin wall. The LCORR is capable of performing refractive index detection on liquid samples, as well as bio/chemical analyte detection down to detection limits on the scale of pg/mm2 on a sensing surface.