Industrial Technology Research Institute

Taiwan Biophotonic Corporation

Ming-Chia Li

Chang-Sheng Chu

Yu-Tang Li

Shuang-Chao Chung

Chung-Fan Chiou

Chih-Tsung Shih

Kuo-Tung Tiao

Jyh-Chern Chen

Chih-Hsun Fan

Ying-Chih Pu

Tzuan-Ren Jeng

Rung-Ywan Tsai

Chien-Liang Huang

Jung-Po Chen

Tzong-Ming Lee

Wen-Yih Liao

Chao-Chi Pan

Hung-Chi Chien

An-Tse Lee

Ching-Yu Hsieh

Wen-Hsien Wang

Min-Tsung Kuan

Hung-Chun Chen

Chung-Ta Cheng

Chein-Shiu Kuo

Kuo-Chan Chiou

Kuo-Chi Chiu

Mei-Ru Lin

Chin-Tien Yang

Fang-Yao Yeh

An-Tze Lee

Chih-tsung Shih

Chung Fan Chiou

An apparatus for detecting an object capable of emitting light. The apparatus comprises a light detector comprising at least two optical sensors capable of determining the intensity of the light; and a computer processing output signal generated by the optical sensors and comparing a result of the processing with a known result corresponding to a known type to determine whether the object belongs to the known type.

Apparatus and method for detection and discrimination molecular object

A wavelength-converting polymer, a method for fabricating the same and a wavelength-converting device employing the same are provided. The wavelength-converting polymer has a chemical structure represented by formula (I):  In formula (I), B and D are the same or different and independently include hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl group, C1-8 alkoxy group, aryloxy group, carboxyl group, &#x2014;COOK, &#x2014;COONa or &#x2014;NH, or B and D are connected to form a heteroaromatic ring, wherein Z is hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl group, cycloalkyl group or aryloxy group, X-Xare the same or different and independently include hydrogen, halogen, C1-8 alkyl group or C1-8 alkoxy group, R is C1-8 alkyl group with or without substitution, and n is an integer of 5 to 1,000.

Wavelength-converting polymers, method for fabricating the same, and wavelength-converting devices employing the same

An apparatus for detecting an object capable of emitting light. The apparatus includes a light source and a waveguide. The waveguide includes a core layer and a first cladding layer. At least one nanowell is formed in at least the first cladding layer. The apparatus further includes a light detector. The light detector can detect a light emitted from a single molecule object contained in the at least one nanowell.

Apparatus for single-molecule detection

A detecting device includes at least one detecting module. In the detecting module, a light source unit is configured to emit a first beam and a second beam. The wavelength of the first beam is different from that of the second beam. A packaging unit is disposed on the light source unit and a light detecting unit and on transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam from the light source unit. An optical microstructure unit is disposed on the transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam. The first beam and the second beam emitted from the light source unit pass through the packaging unit to pass the optical microstructure unit to be transmitted to a biological tissue, and then pass through the optical microstructure unit to pass the packaging unit to be transmitted to the light detecting unit in sequence.

Detecting device

An apparatus for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring includes a light source for generating at least one ray of light, a beam splitter with a focusing function leads the light into an eyeball and focuses on the eyeball, a set of photo detectors for measuring optical angular information and absorption energy information of the light reflected from the eyeball and transmitted through the first beam splitter to the set of photo detectors, and a processing unit. The processing unit receives and processes the Optical angular information and the absorption energy information to obtain an Optical angular difference and an absorption energy difference between the light emitted from the light source and the light transmitted to the set of photo detectors, and analyzes the Optical angular difference and the absorption energy difference to obtain a glucose information, and since the glucose information has a corresponding relationship with a blood glucose information, the blood glucose information may be read.

Apparatus for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring

Embodiments encompass a single-molecule detection system and methods of using the detection system to detect an object. Further, embodiments encompass a detection system comprising a movable light coupler, a waveguide, and a light detector. Embodiments further encompass methods of single-molecule detection, including methods of single-molecule nucleic acid sequencing.

Single molecule detection system and methods

A method for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring includes the following steps. At least one ray of light is emitted from at least one light source. The light emitted from the light source is leaded into an eyeball and focused on the eyeball through a first beam splitter. The reflected light reflected from the eyeball is transmitted through the first beam splitter to a set of photo detectors. Optical angular information and absorption energy information of the reflected light transmitted to the set of photo detectors are measured. Optical angular difference and absorption energy difference resulting from the light emitted from the light source and the reflected light transmitted to the set of photo detectors are obtained. Glucose information is obtained by analyzing the optical angular difference and the absorption energy difference, and since glucose information has a corresponding relationship with blood glucose information, blood glucose information may be read.

Method for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring and method for analysing biological molecule

An apparatus for non-invasive glucose monitoring includes a light source for emitting at least one ray of light; a first beam splitter, a set of photo detectors for measuring optical rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information; a reference component receiving the light from the first beam splitter, and the light reflected by the reference component being transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter, wherein the light emitted from the light source is transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the eyeball to form a first optical path, the light emitted from the light source is transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the reference component to form a second optical path; and a processing unit receiving and processing the ORD information and the absorption energy information to obtain a glucose information.

Apparatus for non-invasive glucose monitoring

An apparatus for non-invasive glucose monitoring includes a first light source for emitting at least one ray of first light; a first beam splitter with a focusing function; a set of photo detectors for measuring optical rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information of the first light reflected from the eyeball and transmitted through the first beam splitter to the set of photo detectors, and the first light emitted from the first light source being transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the eyeball to form an optical path; a processing unit receiving and processing the ORD information and the absorption energy information to obtain glucose information; and an eye positioning device including a second beam splitter disposed on the optical path between the first beam splitter and the eyeball and a camera for receiving image information transmitted from the second beam splitter.

Single-molecule detection system and methods

An apparatus for detecting an object capable of emitting light. The apparatus comprises a light source and a waveguide. The waveguide comprises a core layer and a first cladding layer. At least one nanowell is formed in at least the first cladding layer. The apparatus further comprises a light detector. The light detector can detect a light emitted from a single molecule object contained in the at least one nanowell.

Disclosed is a method of patterning a layered material. A layered material is provided, and a photoresist layer is formed thereon. The photoresist layer is patterned by a focused laser beam to expose a part of the layered material. The exposed layered material is etched to pattern the layered material.

Methods of patterning layered-material and forming imprinting mold

Disclosed are encapsulation materials including an 80 to 99.5 weight percentage (wt %) of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers (EVA) and a 0.5 to 20 weight percentage(wt %) of a photoluminescent polymer, wherein the EVA and the photoluminescent polymers are evenly blended. The encapsulation materials can be applied to packaging solar cells, and the encapsulating structure may protect the EVA from UV damage and enhance light utilization efficiency of the solar cell.

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