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Integration of microfluidic chip with Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid quantification of Enterococcus Faecalis

Han M., Kamalakshakurup G., Lee A.P., Jiang S., University of California Irvine, US

Rapid and sensitive monitoring of water quality can effectively prevent accidental human exposure to waterborne pathogens. In this project, a rapid quantification method was developed for Enterococcus faecalis, a fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), used as [...]

Preparation of a Flexible Microfluidic Chip Device with MMT/PEG Hydrogel Nanocomposite Molds for Nanobio-chip Applications

Kim G.M., Kim Y.H., Woo Y., Jung J., Choi J-R, Kim G.M., Kim Y.H., Kang B.K., Sohn J-W, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, KR

A thin and flexible microfluidic chip device using microstructured montmorillonite (MMT) reinforced polyethylene glycol (PEG) nanocomposite molds has been presented to apply miniaturized nanobio-chips. Biocompatible PEG hydrogel with 1-2 wt.% of MMT was used to [...]

Size-Dependent Separation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Applying Microfluidic Chip Filtration

Yu S.-Y., Yoo J-H, Chun M.-S., Chang M.-S., Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), KR

It is important to separate human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) with high multipotential to differentiation and to increase efficacy of cell therapy. We investigated to develop and validate a novel method for collection [...]

Secondary Microflows in Electrokinetic Transport with Hydrodynamic Slippage Effect

Kim K.S., Chun M.-S., Byun Y.T., Woo D.H., Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), KR

The curved microchannel is frequently encountered in the lab-on-chips because it provides a convenient way for increasing channel length per unit area. The behavior of electrokinetic flow with curvature-induced secondary motion was explored based on [...]