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Here you will find projects dealing with:

Microvalves and fluidic flow control
Micropumps
Modeling of microfluidics
Particulate air monitoring
Flow Sensors
Capillary Pump Loop
Optoelectronic Transport & Tweezers

Current Active Projects:
Biomimetic Microfluidic Silk Gland
Dielectrophoretic Manipulation of Bacteria for Energy and Biological Applications
Enhancing Shear-Mediated Arteriogenesis in Cerebral Vessels
MEMS Poly/Nano: Continuous Flow Cell Lysometer
MEMS Poly/Nano: Droplet-Based Microfluidic Nanoparticle Synthesizer
Optoelectronic Tweezers For Quantitative Assessment & Sorting Based On Embryo Morphology And Health
Plasmon Resonance Energy Transfer (PRET)-based Nanospectroscopic Metal Ion Detection
Selective Delivery of anti-Akt siRNA via Frequency-Tuned Nanoparticles for the Study of Angiogenesis
Sorting of Adherent Neurons with Phototransistor-based Optoelectronic Tweezers for Cell Manipulation

Indicates a MiNaSIP Project

Recently Ended Projects:

3D Alignment of Collagen Fibrils in Microchannels
A Microfabricated Electrochemical Oxygen Generator for High-Density Cell Culture Arrays
A new pressure tranduction mechanism using elastomer micromolding
A planar micropump utilizing thermopneumatic actuation and in-plane flap valves
An Integrated Polypyrrole/Carbon Nanotube (PPy/MWNT) Nanocomposite Glucose Sensor
Behavior of water and ice in nanocavities
Biomimetic Microfluidic Assembly of Spheroids and Dynamic Perfusion for Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery
Biomimetic Nanofabrication of Silica Structures Based on Diatoms
Capillary Action Accumulation Device
Cell trapping array for cell-cell communication research
Clinical Testing of MEMS-Syringes
Corona MEMS for Wide Study Area Air Particulate Monitoring
Diatom-Inspired Microfluidic Generation of Tunable Emulsions for Macroporous Silica
Digitized Microfluidic Device for Single Cell Analysis
Direct Image-Actuated Optoelectronic Tweezers
Disposable Integrated Optical MEMS and Microfluidic Channels for High Resolution Biochip Array
Disposable Multi Patch Clamps Using Planar Fludic Channels
DNA Transport in Microfluidic Systems
Electronic Properties of DNA for Bioelectronics
Electrophysiology Using a High-Density Microfluidic Array
Floating planar nanogap capacitor for biosensor application
Fluid Dynamics in Nanoscale Environments
Insulative Dielectrophoresis (iDEP) Preconcentration and Ultrasonic Lysis of Bacterial Endospores in a Zeonor Substrate
Integrated Microfactory for Nanostructure Synthesis
Integrated Microfluidic SERS Devices
Integrated Microfluidic SERS Devices
Integrated Polymer Actuators in Microfluidic Systems
Interactive OET
Lab-on-a-Chip with Integrated CMOS Detection for Complex Assays
Long-term Cytotoxic Drug Assay via Single-Cell Microfluidic Array
Low-Power, Low-Leakage Microvalve
MEMS Biopolymer: Bubble Time-of-Flight Flow Sensor
MEMS Biopolymer: Surface Electrophoresis with Functionalized Bilayer Lipid Membranes for Sample Preparation
MEMS Power: Thermo-Fluidic Nanoparticle Reactor
Micro, Tunable, Check Valves for Surgical Applications
Micro/Nano Fluidic Interconnector
Microflow Control using Thermally Responsive Triblock Copolymers
Microfluid Integrated Nano-Scale Biological Cell Probes
Microfluidic Cell Culture Array
Microfluidic Cellular Manipulation - Single cell trapping arrays for quantitiative cell biology
Microfluidic Device for Measuring Endothelial Permeability
Microfluidic Multiplexed Cytokine Secretion Assay
Microfluidic Platform for Quantitative Microcirculation Studies in Sickle Cell Disease
Microfluidic reactor for production of semiconductor nanocrystals
Microfluidic System for Cryogenically Storing and Reviving Biological Cells
Microfluidic-Based Two-Dimensional Protein Chip
Microjets for Single Cell Injections
Microneedle-based minimally invasive continuous glucose monitor
Microsphere Capture and Perfusion in Microchannels Using Flexural Plate Wave Structures
Multifunctional Nano-Crescent Probes for Molecular Imaging of Intracellular Signaling Pathway
Nanogap Junction Capacitors For Biomolecular Detection
Nanopillar Substrate for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Nanoplasmonic Genomics/Proteomics Chip
Nanoprobes for Monitoring Sub-cellular Response to Localized Surface Interactions
Optoelectronic Tweezers for Cell and Microparticle Manipulation
Parallel Assembly of Nanowires using Lateral Optoelectronic Tweezers (LOET)
Passive Microfluidic Mixers for Protein Folding Studies
Patterned Delivery and Expression of Gene Constructs into Zebrafish Embryos using Microfabricated Interfaces
Plastic Injection Molded Microneedles
Plastic Microsyringe
Portable Monitor for Airborne Particles
PZT-Actuated Flexure-Mode Membranes for Nanoscale Droplet Generation
Quantitative Cell Adhesion Study for High Throughput Cancer Cells Screening using a Centrifugal Microfluidic CD Platform
Raised Lateral Patch Clamp Array
SERS Signal Amplification by Optofluidic Photothermal Sample Preconcentration
Sickle-Cell Anemia Event Detection Sensor
Signal Amplifications of SERS by Microfluidic CD-based Preconcentration Methods
Simulation of Laser Heating in Microchannels Utilizing CFDRC
Simulation of Micro-Fluidic Laser Heating Utilizing CFDRC
Single Cell Electroporation Array with OET/PDMS Integration
Single-cell Analysis via Raman Spectroscopy
Single-Cell Electroporation Microchip
Spatially Targeted Microfluidic Stimulation for Quantitative Gap Junction Analysis
Time Division Multiplexed Microfluidic Lateral Patch Clamp Array
Unconventional nanoplasmonic structures for photothermal applications
Vertically-Integrated Micro Confocal Imaging Array (VI�-CIA)
Water-Powered Microfluidic Devices for Diagnostic and Drug Delivery Systems