{"title":"Laser-emission vibrational microscopy of microdroplet arrays for high-throughput screening of hyperlipidemia.","authors":"Zhonghao Li,Zhihan Cai,Yuhan Wang,Yuliang Liu,Guifeng Li,Xi Yang,Ming Deng,Yu-Cheng Chen,Jichun Yang,Yang Luo,Chaoyang Gong,Tao Zhu","doi":"10.1038/s41377-025-02015-5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The mechanical properties of biological fluids serve as early indicators of disease, offering valuable insights into complex physiological and pathological processes. However, the existing technologies struggle to achieve high-throughput measurement, limiting their widespread applications in disease diagnosis. Here, we propose laser-emission vibrational microscopy of microdroplets for high-throughput measurement of the intrinsic mechanical properties of fluids. The microdroplet array supporting high Q-factor (104) whispering gallery modes (WGM) lasing was massively fabricated on a superhydrophobic surface with inkjet printing. Ultrasound was employed to actuate the mechanical vibrations of the microdroplets, and the vibration amplitude was quantified using time-resolved laser spectra. We found that the stimulus-response of the laser emission is strongly dependent on the liquid viscosity. Fast mapping of the microdroplets' viscosities was achieved by stage scanning. High-throughput screening of hyperlipidemia disease was also demonstrated by performing over 2000 measurements within 25 min. Thanks to the small volume of the microdroplets, a single drop of blood can support over seven million measurements. The high-throughput ability and small sample consumption make it a promising tool for clinical diagnoses based on mechanical properties.","PeriodicalId":18069,"journal":{"name":"Light-Science & Applications","volume":"315 1","pages":"327"},"PeriodicalIF":23.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Light-Science & Applications","FirstCategoryId":"1089","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-02015-5","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"OPTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The mechanical properties of biological fluids serve as early indicators of disease, offering valuable insights into complex physiological and pathological processes. However, the existing technologies struggle to achieve high-throughput measurement, limiting their widespread applications in disease diagnosis. Here, we propose laser-emission vibrational microscopy of microdroplets for high-throughput measurement of the intrinsic mechanical properties of fluids. The microdroplet array supporting high Q-factor (104) whispering gallery modes (WGM) lasing was massively fabricated on a superhydrophobic surface with inkjet printing. Ultrasound was employed to actuate the mechanical vibrations of the microdroplets, and the vibration amplitude was quantified using time-resolved laser spectra. We found that the stimulus-response of the laser emission is strongly dependent on the liquid viscosity. Fast mapping of the microdroplets' viscosities was achieved by stage scanning. High-throughput screening of hyperlipidemia disease was also demonstrated by performing over 2000 measurements within 25 min. Thanks to the small volume of the microdroplets, a single drop of blood can support over seven million measurements. The high-throughput ability and small sample consumption make it a promising tool for clinical diagnoses based on mechanical properties.