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BSAC Seminar: Research Program for the 20-year Future of MEMS

November 3, 2009
Junji Adachi Sr. VP, Bio Electro-mechanical Autonomous Nano Systems November 3, 2009 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 540 Cory Hall, DOP Center Conference Room Host: John Huggins

Japanese industry has completed two phases, or generations, of MEMS technology research corresponding to single function devices, and recently concluded a 3-year national program (FINE MEMS) exploring the rich domains of multifunctional devices that are only now making their way to volume production. This talk will describe a new national MEMS research program with an expected 20-year impact. In order to...

BSAC Seminar: Microplatforms for Cell Biomechanics Studies

November 17, 2009
Prof. Bill Tang Biomedical Engineering, UC Irvine BSAC PhD 1990 November 17, 2009 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 540 Cory Hall, DOP Center Conference Room Host: Luke Lee

Cytoskeletons provide the mechanical properties of a cell and support the cell body with intricate connections to the extra-cellular matrix through focal adhesion complexes on the cell membrane. Recent research in cell biology has established that these mechanical structures play important roles in healthy cell functions such as growth, proliferation, migration, differentiation and embryogenesis, as well as...

BSAC Seminar: Membrane Biology and Hemoglobinpathies

November 24, 2009
Dr. Frans Kuypers Senior Scientist, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute November 24, 2009 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 540 Cory Hall, DOP Center Conference Room Host: Al Pisano

Hemoglobinopathies affect millions of people on this planet. Abnormal hemoglobin results in membrane changes, alterations in cellular characteristics, and a very heterogeneous red cell population that determines the vasculopathy typical for these diseases. Sickle cell anemia was identified as the first molecular disease 60 years ago. While all patients share the same simple point mutation in...

BSAC Seminar: Electronic Profiling of Biomolecules

December 8, 2009
Dr. Madoo Varma & Dr. Xing Su Director & Lead Scientist, Integrated Biosystems Research, Intel Labs December 8, 2009 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 540 Cory Hall, DOP Center Conference Room Host: John Huggins

Profiling a biological sample is a powerful way to understand the physiological condition or the disease stage of a patient. However, biological samples are typically complex in terms of composition and molecular sequence. Optically-scanned biochips containing probe arrays have been shown to be useful tools for molecular profiling, such as in gene expression and SNP...

BSAC Seminar: Novel Tools for Single Cell Analysis: Flow-Lysosomal and SiCMA

December 15, 2009
Dr. Won Chul Lee Postdoctoral Fellow, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute BSAC PhD 2008 December 15, 2009 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 540 Cory Hall, DOP Center Conference Room Host: Al Pisano

We present two new approaches, flow-lysometry and Single Cell Micro-chamber Array (SiCMA), to analyze single cells in large cell populations. Conventional flow cytometry or automated microscopy allows the measurement of cell surface markers, but options to characterize cytosolic components inside individual cells are limited. Both new techniques disrupt the membranes of...

BSAC Seminar: Guided Self-Assembly & Artificial Structural Colors for Smart Scalable Systems

December 16, 2009
Prof. Sunghoon Kwon Seoul National University, Korea December 16, 2009 | 12:30 to 01:30 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: N/A

There are two different fabrication methods for building complex micro devices: top-down and bottom-up. The top-down approach, based on conventional photolithography, has given us amazing CMOS manufacturing capabilities but it's facing a fundamental limit in its downward scalability. Recently, various bottom-up manufacturing technologies have gained notice for their ability to overcome limits of top-down manufacturing. Breakthroughs will...

BSAC Seminar: Size-Dependent Infiltration and Optical Detection of Nucleic Acids in Nanoscale Pores

January 26, 2010
Prof. Sharon Weiss Departments of Electrical Engineering and Physics, Vanderbilt University January 26, 2010 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: Luke Lee

Understanding the infiltration dynamics of species exposed to porous media is of great importance for a plethora of applications ranging from drug delivery and sensors to photovoltaics, fuel cells, and optical interconnects. This talk will focus on the study of size-dependent molecular infiltration in porous silicon nanoscale pores for biosensing applications. Experiments and complimentary simulations...

BSAC Seminar: MRI & Magnetic Particle Medical Imaging

February 9, 2010
Prof. Steve Conolly Department of BioEngineering, UC Berkeley February 9, 2010 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: Dorian Liepmann

I will present three projects in biomedical imaging instrumentation. The first, Prepolarized MRI, is an attractive hardware alternative for MRI in the developing world with total hardware costs of a 0.5T knee scanner of about $65,000. Prepolarized MRI shows quality MRI images near stainless steel implants. I also will present a novel susceptibility matching material that is soft, safe, RF compatible, and conforming to the...

BSAC Seminar: Light Extraction from Photonic Crystal LEDs

February 2, 2010
Mischa Megens BSAC Staff Engineer February 2, 2010 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: Bernhard Boser

Photonic crystal structures are well known for their capacity to influence spontaneous emission, and it has been suggested that such structures could enhance efficiency and beam shaping of LEDs. To achieve such improvements, GaN PXLEDs have been made at Philips LumiLEDs in an effort to measure, understand and accurately predict their emission patterns. Successful application of such technology requires a method to fabricate photonic crystal structures...

BSAC Seminar: Advanced Sensor Technology at Murata

February 16, 2010
Mr. Hiroshi Iwatsubo Director, Sensor Products Division, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. February 16, 2010 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: John Huggins

There are many sensing devices in our environment, some visible, others undetectable. These sensors contribute greatly to the comfort and safety of our lives. Sensors may be used for varied applications. Therefore, it is meaningful to discuss their potential function and principles. Today, we will first introduce a variety of products and then some sensors will be demonstrated by muRata SysCube...