@inproceedings{42e709bccef5489c82c2be29b220837b,
title = "Stress biomarker test for athletes with portable optical detector and functionalized quantum dots",
abstract = "We have developed a portable optical detector, known as the Transilluminated Quantum Dot (TIQD) imager and a highly accurate biochip for minimally invasive training load monitoring in sports, to track athlete{\textquoteright}s stress and recovery cycles. The goal was to simultaneously detect critical stress markers in blood and saliva. In the procedure so far, blood samples are collected on-site, frozen, and transported to laboratories for conventional ELISA testing. This process is time-consuming and is prone to sample loss. Portable monitoring could provide faster and more cost-effective testing. The miniaturized optical detector and biochip described here represents a step towards this goal and might, in addition, enable rapid point-of-care medical diagnostics in the future. The system can be further developed and integrated with mobile phones to realize a low-cost, low-footprint, and yet reliable rapid tests for biomolecules relevant for self-monitoring and point-of-care (POC) diagnostics.",
keywords = "biochip, biotinylated antibodies, Hsp70, Hsp90, multiplexed detection, PMT-scanner, POC tests, portable optical detector, quantum dots, stress biomarkers, TIQD imager",
author = "Anusha Kishore and Varughese, {Arun Mathew} and Bernhard Roth and Carsten Zeilinger",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2025 SPIE.; SPIE Photonics West BiOS 2025, BiOS 2025 ; Conference date: 25-01-2025 Through 31-01-2025",
year = "2025",
month = mar,
day = "20",
doi = "10.1117/12.3040893",
language = "English",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Babak Shadgan and Gandjbakhche, {Amir H.}",
booktitle = "Biophotonics in Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, Health Monitoring Technologies, and Wearables VI",
address = "United States",
}