MIT Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Bio-Labs on a Chip: An Explosion of New Directions for Microfabrication
D. Jed Harrison
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Monday, March 10, 1997
4:00 PM (3:45 refreshments)
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101
EECS Colloquium
Abstract
Microflow systems etched in glass substrates provide a network in which
chemical reactions, sample injection and separation of reaction products can
be achieved. Electroosmotic or electrophoretic pumping can be used to
deliver sample and reagents, providing both mass transport and separation.
This technique uses 1-15 kV to control fluid flow, without a need for pumps
or valves.
A variety of chemical reaction and separation processes can be
performed on-chip. The presentation illustrates
the range of applications, the nature of the chemistry which can be
driven on-chip, and the fluid mechanics issues associated with
electrically driven, multi-flow channel manifolds. Clinically
relevant immunological assays for proteins, reactions of oligonucleotide
probes and manipulation of Biological cells will be presented. Together,
these results illustrate the potential of the lab-on-a-chip concept.
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