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    Portable Optical Biosensors for the Rapid Classification of Clinical and Field Samples

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    Author
    Bills, Matthew
    Issue Date
    2019
    Keywords
    Cancer detection
    Oil detection
    Optical
    Portable
    Sensors
    White Blood Cells
    Advisor
    Yoon, Jeong-Yeol
    
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    The University of Arizona.
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    Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction, presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.
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    Release after 07/03/2020
    Abstract
    Three novel biosensor platforms will be discussed in this dissertation. The first sensor aims to reduce the cost and complexity typically associated with obtaining an accurate white blood cell and differential count. For our biosensor, a drop of blood is obtained via fingerpick from a subject. The sample is diluted, and the white blood cells are separated and fluorescent stained while flowing through a custom paper microfluidic chip. We than obtain a partial-differential and total WBC count using a using a smartphone and smartphone microscope attachment. This rapid classification could see use in resource poor settings as well as in modern settings where cost is a contributing factor. The second sensor uses an angular photodiode array to capture Mie scatter to rapidly diagnose cancer from a tissue surface. This is achieved by illuminating a tissue sample at several different angles and measuring the scattered light intensity from several discrete angles that is attenuated and amplified based on the variation in the size, abundance, and refractive indices of several cellular and tissue structural elements. Small changes in these parameters result in observable variation in optical scattering from a tissue sample. We predict and model Mie scatter from several different structural elements. The observed optical scattering obtained from rat and human tissue sets is consistent with our simulated findings, supporting our premise and encouraging further exploration. A device such as this could be a useful aid for clinicians diagnosing cancer by using it to detect cancer earlier. Our third device aims to meet the need of the South Korean coast guard to rapidly identify ocean oil spill samples in order to identify culpable parties, and inform clean-up efforts. We were tasked with designing a portable, lightweight, easy to use device to identify and classify oil spill samples. We designed a Raspberry-Pi based UV-Fluorometer to measure fluorescence from three UVA light sources (365nm, 375nm, and 385nm). The device is capable of accurately (95% correct classification) classifying samples into one of 4 broad categories (crude oil, heavy fuel oil (consisting of Bunker-C fuel oil and Marine Fuel Oil (MFO)), light fuel oil (consisting of all other fuel oils ranging from gasoline to Bunker-B), and lubricant oil) as well as provide an estimation of the samples’ physio-chemical makeup in the form of the sample’s percent saturate, aromatic, resin, and asphaltene contents.
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    Electronic Dissertation
    Degree Name
    Ph.D.
    Degree Level
    doctoral
    Degree Program
    Graduate College
    Biomedical Engineering
    Degree Grantor
    University of Arizona
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