Micro & Bio Fluidics, Lab-on-Chip – Page 14

Use of Silica Nanosprings in an Enzyme-Based Continuous Flow Reactor

Hyatt D.C., Cantrell T., Yahvah M., Grant Norton M., McIlroy D.N., Corti G., GoNano Technologies, Inc., US

Enzyme catalyzed reactions have several advantages over conventional synthetic reactions. The use of enzymes is rapidly increasing in industry. The specificity of enzymes has considerable potential for the production of complex pharmaceutical compounds. Incorporating enzyme [...]

The Physics of Pressure Powered Micro-Flow Focusing Device for the Encapsulation of Live Cells

Berthier J., Dalle P., Rivera F., Renaudot R., Morales S., Benhamou P-Y., Caillat P., CEA-LETI, FR

Flow focusing devices (FFD) have emerged as a powerful tool for cell encapsulation and formation of micro-emulsions [1,2]. In the frame of live cell encapsulation, a micro-FFD using alginate solutions for the capsule and powered [...]

Capillary Electrophoresis in Nanofluidic Channels

Atzberger P.J., Gibou F., Pennathur S., university of california, santa barbara, US

Electrophoretic separation in nanofluidic channels exhibits significant differences with microfluidics. We discuss a theoretical / experimental collaboration investigating particle separation by electropohoresis in nanochannels. Recent experimental results in the laboratory of our collaborator Dr. Pennathur [...]

Simulating the Fast Transport of Water Through Carbon Nanotubes

Nicholls W.D., Borg M.K., Reese J.M., University of Strathclyde, UK

This paper presents our simulation results of pressure-driven water flow through a single (7,7) CNT 2.5nm in length as part of an investigation of the reasons for such high flow rates. A pressure gradient is [...]

Using nanofluids to enhance the operation of solar energy systems

Otanicar T., Loyola Marymount University, US

Nanofluids have garnered a lot of attention for their potential to modify thermal properties, particularly the thermal conductivity. While these modifications have been heavily investigated within the heat transfer and materials community, nanofluids additionally offer [...]

Micro & Nano Fluidics

A Finite Element Analysis for a Supercritical Particulate Process

Bakhbakhi Y., King Saud University, SA

Nonconventional processing methods can lead to the development of materials with unique chemical, physical or mechanical characteristics that make them suitable for specialized applications. One such method is crystallization with supercritical fluids (SCFs), where the [...]

Applied Systems and Synthetic Biology in Micro-Fluidic Biochips

Zeng B.J., Benjoe Institute of Systems Bioengineering, CN

The design of bio-molecular systems within cells, it is a recently achievement of synthetic biology and systems biotechnology [1]. Due to the structurity laws [2] of the synthetic biosystems theory: 1).structure integration, coordinative organization of [...]

Visual Motion Analysis of Nanoplatforms Flow under an External Magnetic Field

Nakhmani A., Etgar L., Tannenbaum A., Tannenbaum R., Lifshitz E., Tannenbaum A., Tannenbaum R., Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, IL

We use the tools of nanotechnology and develop a visual tracking algorithm for motion analysis of nanoplatforms under the influence of an external magnetic field. We have studied quantitative relationships between nanoplatform sizes, fluid flow [...]

Study of the phenomenon of meniscus deformation and ejection by pulse voltage and frequency in drop-on-demand EHD printing

Son S., An K., Kim Y.J., Choi J., Lee S., Sungkyunkwan University, KR

EHD (electrohydrodynamics) printing has recently attracted attention for micro/nano size pattern devices due to it can make very small droplet than nozzle diameter and possibility of the use of various ink such as including metal, [...]