http://vancouver.ieee.ca/content/biofluid-control-and-sensing-integration-digital-microfluidics-and-terahertz-photonics
Host:
Northern BC Subsection
Date/Time:
Friday, January 31, 2014 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Place:
UNBC - Prince George campus, Library Building, Room: 5-176
Speaker(s):
Jonathon Holzman
Details:
Biofluids are the reagents at the heart of many
biochemical and biomedical applications—and the
success of these applications is often linked to core
capabilities for biofluid control and sensing. Biofluid
control relates to reagent manipulation, and
developments in recent years have shown that
microscopic lab-on-a-chip systems, using
microfluidics technology, can provide effective biofluid
control with high throughputs and small reagent
volumes.
biochemical and biomedical applications—and the
success of these applications is often linked to core
capabilities for biofluid control and sensing. Biofluid
control relates to reagent manipulation, and
developments in recent years have shown that
microscopic lab-on-a-chip systems, using
microfluidics technology, can provide effective biofluid
control with high throughputs and small reagent
volumes.
Within this talk, contemporary challenges of
microfluidics are discussed, and it is shown that
emerging lab-on-a-chip systems, based on digital
microfluidics technology, can overcome many of the
long-standing issues for the integration of biofluid
control. Our research findings on the underlying
physics and architectures of digital microfluidic devices
are presented. Biofluid sensing relates to the
identification of biochemical signatures, and
developments in recent years have shown that lightbased
systems, using photonics technology, can be
effective spectral probes.
microfluidics are discussed, and it is shown that
emerging lab-on-a-chip systems, based on digital
microfluidics technology, can overcome many of the
long-standing issues for the integration of biofluid
control. Our research findings on the underlying
physics and architectures of digital microfluidic devices
are presented. Biofluid sensing relates to the
identification of biochemical signatures, and
developments in recent years have shown that lightbased
systems, using photonics technology, can be
effective spectral probes.
When especially high digital microfluidics and terahertz photonics technology
sensitivities are demanded, however, terahertz
photonics technology can be an especially adept
approach for biofluid sensing. The long wavelengths of
terahertz electromagnetic waves have significant
interactions with biological reagents, such as DNA for
genetic analyses and proteins for proteomic analyses.
sensitivities are demanded, however, terahertz
photonics technology can be an especially adept
approach for biofluid sensing. The long wavelengths of
terahertz electromagnetic waves have significant
interactions with biological reagents, such as DNA for
genetic analyses and proteins for proteomic analyses.
Within this talk, our research developments for high efficiency
and small-scale terahertz sources are
presented. The work is motivated by a desire to
ultimately integrate digital microfluidics and terahertz
photonics technology within lab-on-a-chip systems.
and small-scale terahertz sources are
presented. The work is motivated by a desire to
ultimately integrate digital microfluidics and terahertz
photonics technology within lab-on-a-chip systems.
For more information please contact:
Matt Ried
IEEE UNBC Chair
mreid (at) unbc.ca
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