Dr. Ryan Sochol
Director, Micro Mechanical Methods for Biology (M3B) Lab
BSAC Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley
April 23, 2013 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 540 Cory Hall, DOP Center Conference Room
Host: Liwei Lin
Similar to the way in which integrated circuits revolutionized electronics, the advent of integrated microfluidic circuitry could significantly impact both chemical and biological fields. The introduction of an externally-controlled, multi-layer elastomeric microfluidic valve – often referred to as the Quake valve – provided the foundation for microfluidic circuitry research; however, this first generation of integrated microfluidic circuits suffer from expensive and bulky pressure control equipment that is required for operation. To overcome this issue, here we introduce a new generation of single-layer microfluidic circuit components that utilize free-standing microstructures – constructed in situ via optofluidic lithography – in order to achieve autonomous "on-chip" functionalities.
m3b.me.berkeley.edu; bsac.berkeley.edu/project/zoom.php?urlmyprojectID=BPN473
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