Blood typing using microstructured waveguide smart cuvette

J Biomed Opt. 2015 Apr;20(4):040503. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.20.4.040503.

Abstract

We introduce a sensitive method that allows one to distinguish positive and negative agglutination reactions used for blood typing and determination of Rh affinity with a high precision. The method is based on the unique properties of photonic crystal waveguides, i.e., microstructured waveguides (MSWs). The transmission spectrum of an MSW smart cuvette filled by a specific or nonspecific agglutinating serum depends on the scattering, refractive, and absorptive properties of the blood probe. This concept was proven in the course of a laboratory clinical study. The obtained ratio of the spectral-based discrimination parameter for positive and negative reactions (I+/I-) was found to be 16 for standard analysis and around 2 for used sera with a weak activity.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / instrumentation*
  • Blood Specimen Collection / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Miniaturization
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spectrum Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*