Nov 30 2010
The European consortium consisting of TU Delft, the University of Edinburgh, ST Microelectronics, and National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is aiding in the application and development of a new ultrafast camera called Megaframe Imager. The camera captures images at a speed of one million frames.
Megaframe Imager
High video speeds have resulted in various applications including high-sensitivity astronomical observations, automotive collision studies, DNA / protein microarray scanning, biochemical sensors, neural imaging, and cellular / sub-cellular imaging. The ultrafast camera utilizes custom-made on-chip intelligence and a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) device that is highly sensitive. The imager could prove to be a powerful technology in the field of biosensing.
According to the Optical Society of America's Biomedical Optics Express journal, researchers used fluoresence lifetime imaging at low target concentrations with less than 30 sec of acquisition time to detect the viral DNA binding events. DNA microarrays are vital for biomolecular detection and prove useful in forensic and mutation analysis, disease screening, and gene expression profiling. They also show great potential in developing point of care testing systems and personalised drugs.