Lin F. – TechConnect Briefs

An Integrated Microfluidic Real-Time PCR System for Pathogen Detection

Zhu L., Li L., Li Z., Lin F., Liu Y., An D., Wang M., Wang Y.K., Zhang G., Zhang L., Wang M., Wang Y.K., Li L., Li Z., Lin F., Liu Y., Liu Y., Zhang G., Zhang L., Lin F., University of Manitoba, CA

The development of microfluidics-based PCR for rapid genetic analysis particularly pathogen detection is an emerging research field. Recent advancement of microfluidics critically enabled the development of various on-chip PCR systems to realize its apparent advantages [...]

Microfluidic Control of Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Growth and Positioning

Wadhawan N., Kalkat H., Ma X., Gajjeraman S., Nandagopal S., Hao N., Deng J., Xiang B., Zhang M., Tian G., Lin F., University of Manitoba, CA

Microfluidic devices provide powerful new tools for quantitative stem cell research owing to its advantages in cellular microenvironmental control and experiment throughput over conventional methods. Particularly, microfluidics is playing a growing role in studying stem [...]

Chemotaxis of Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells in Parallel Gradient Microfluidic Chambers

Saadi W., Wang S-J, Lin F., Jeon N.L., University of California Irvine, US

Chemotaxis plays a key role in cancer metastasis, directing the motility of metastatic cells through gradients of growth factors or other chemoattractants. In order to rigorously characterize the role of growth factors in cancer cell [...]