Digital counting systems for biological assay

Research Project Outline

This project aims to develop novel Microsystems for counting biomolecules and virus at single-molecule or single-particle level, based on our original techniques; femtoliter chamber array systems and ultra high speed imaging of Brownian particles. The Microsystems are directly coupled with CMOS imaging sensor chips to develop portable and cheap clinical assay systems. It would allow us, for example, the detection of disease marker molecule in very early stage and the prevention of pandemic virus.