Research Weixia Zhang Fabrication of functional materials using microfluidics Materials at microscale have many advantages in biological and biomedical applications, due to their unique size compatibility with cells. My research focuses on using glass capillary microfluidic devices to fabricate various functional materials for bio-applications. By precisely manipulating the fluids using microfluidic technology, I can produce…
Brendan Deveney
Research Brendan Deveney “Velcro” Surfactant for Biological Assays Performed in Droplets Microfluidic droplets are widely used as small containers for biological tests. Single cells or molecules can be isolated within droplets and individually studied, allowing for investigations of gene expression levels, environmental testing, cancer biomarker and pathogen detection, and quantitative analysis of rare genetic species….
Joerg Werner
Research Jörg G. Werner, PhD Joerg’s Google Scholar profile Reversibly responsive and selective microcapsules Properties of polymeric materials can be controlled by the monomeric chemical functionality, the polymer architecture, and the meso- and macroscale morphology. We develop novel microcapsules with thin polymeric shells that exhibit tailored functionality for on-demand release, purification, and separation applications. Properties…
Hao Pei
Research Hao Pei Encapsulation and enhanced biocidal effect in biodiesel Biodiesel is becoming more attractive due to its environmental benefits and economic feasibility. A major problem that delays wide application of biodiesel is microbial contamination. Microbes start in the interface of oil and water and then expand in the water phase. The most effective way…
Anqi Chen
Research Anqi Chen 1. The interplay of phase behavior, membrane tension and membrane-membrane interaction in lipid vesicles Lipid vesicles are aqueous volumes enclosed by lipid bilayers, which resemble the membrane backbone of cells and many intracellular organelles. Lipid vesicles have been used as an experimental model system to study membrane biophysics. However, traditional methods for…
Assaf Rotem
Research Assaf Rotem Biology of small populations with Drop-Based Microfluidics Biological populations consist of many distinct members. Characterizing this diversity is critical for understanding and perturbing phenomena such as evolution, organismal development, cancer and immune response. This requires identification of the key individuals that drive these phenomena and the specific genes or functions that control…
ilke akartuna
Research ilke akartuna High throughput screening of active compounds using droplet microfluidics High throughput screening (HTS) is a powerful tool for identifying new compounds for various pharmaceutical applications. HTS is mainly used to assay activity or functions of chemical libraries of millions of molecules against biological targets. It is useful for identifying ligands, enzymes, antibodies,…
Hee-Sun Han
Research Hee-Sun Han Merging microfluidicis and metagenomics for novel high throughput virus discovery This work is a collaboration with Shelley K. Cockrell at the Pipas Lab (Upitt). In this project, we are developing a platform for the detection, isolation and complete sequencing of single viral genomes from complex samples containing mixtures of viruses. Total virion…
Shima Parsa
Research Shima Parsa Flow of multiple immiscible fluids in porous media Flow of multiphase fluids within porous media is important in a broad range of natural and industrial applications such as CO2 sequestration and oil recovery. Most of these cases involve displacement of a non-wetting phase by a wetting fluid through the porous medium. The complex…
Liyuan Zhang
Research Liyuan Zhang 1. Encapsulation and controlled release Controlled deliver and release molecules have a huge application such as pharmacology, cosmetic and drug delivery. However, precise release the molecules is difficult to realize. We in the lab apply microfluidic technology and generate picoliter-sized particles or capsules through single or double emulsions as the template. Interesting…