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Multispectral Chiral Quasi‐Bound States in the Continuum Enabled Microfluidics for High‐Throughput Molecular Screening and Quantification

Xinyue Liang, Zihan Zhao, Xiaocong Tang, Haiyue Yang, Lanju Liang, Meng Zhao, Cong Wang, Lei Wang, Xumin Ding

Advanced Science· Volume 12· Issue 47

Abstract

Abstract Traditional chiral detection methods often suffer from label dependence and limited throughput, hindering accurate profiling of trace enantiomers. Herein, a terahertz (THz) multispectral metachip‐enabled microfluidic platform is presented for label‐free, high‐throughput screening and quantitation of chiral molecules. The metachip integrates arrayed pixels engineered with chiral quasi‐bound states in the continuum (q‐BIC), generating high circular dichroism (CD) across 0.5–2.0 THz. On‐chip microfluidic integration enables multi‐dimensional CD feature extraction in aqueous environments, while the Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection (UMAP) algorithm maps multidimensional CD features into a Two‐dimensional (2D) spectrum, simultaneously realizing conformation identification and concentration quantification (0.05–0.3 mg dL −1 ). Experimentally, 87.5% discrimination accuracy is achieved for 8 chiral biomolecules in aqueous solutions (including amino acids and dipeptides) with state‐of‐the‐art sensitivity (2.1024 THz· mg 1 ·dL). This platform bridges the gap between high‐sensitivity chiral sensing and real‐time fluidic analysis, offering a transformative tool for trace enantiomer characterization in clinical diagnostics and drug development.
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OpenAlex topics: Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies · Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques · Photonic and Optical Devices

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Affiliations

Advanced Microscopy and Instrumentation Research Center School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150080 China

Department of Microwave Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Fibers and Composites School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China

School of Opto‐electronic Engineering Zaozhuang University Zaozhuang 277160 China

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application School of Mathematics and Physics Suzhou University of Science and Technology Suzhou 215009 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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