The µTAS 2009, held in Jeju, Korea from 1st - 5th November 2009, continued a series of conferences for reporting research results in microfluidics, microfabrication, nanotechnology, integration, materials and surfaces, analysis and synthesis, and detection technologies for life science and chemistry. The conference offered a series of multidisciplinary plenary talks featuring scientific innovations related to the field, oral sessions and lively, interactive poster sessions.
IME researchers presented 7 papers as listed below:
| 1. Generating Droplets at a Broad Operating Range Through a Flow-Focusing Geometry with a Simple Step Profile | | Tae Goo Kang, Steven Poh Chuen Sim, Levent Yobas and David Weitz (Harvard University) | | | 2. A Continuous flow Plasma/Blood Separator Using Submicron Pillar Gap Structure | | Tae Goo Kang, Hongmiao Ji, Henry Zhanhong Luo, Guojun Zhang, Yu Chen and Levent Yobas | | | 3. Microelectrode Array-Based System for the Capture of Rare Circulating Cells from Small White Blood Cells Samples | | Julien Reboud, Shi Yung Ng, Yanping Wang, Li Zhang, Kum Cheong Tang, Philip Wong (NHC), Kyaw Thu Moe (NHC), Winston Shim (NHC) and Yu Chen | | | 4. Multiplexed Electrical Detection of Cardiac Biomarkers in Undiluted and Untreated Blood Serum by Silicon Nanowire Sensors | | Guo-Jun Zhang, Zhan Hong Henry Luo, Min Joo Huang, Guang Kai Ignatius Tay, Eu-Jin Andy Lim, Tae Goo Kang, Hongmiao Ji and Y Chun | | | 5. Highly Sensitive and Rapid Detection of Dengue Virus Using Silicon Nanowire Sensors | | Guo-Jun Zhang, Li Zhang, Min Joon Huang, Zhan Hong Henry Luo, Guang Kai Ignatius Tay, Eu-Jin Andy Lim, Tae Goo Kang and Yu Chen | | | 6. Endothelial Progenitor Cell Detection System for Coronary Artery Diseases Diagnosis | | Shi Yun Ng, Julien Reboud, Yanping Wang, Li Zhang, Kum Cheong Tang, Philip Wong (NHC), Moe Kyaw Thu (NHC), Winston Shim (NHC) and Yu Chen | |
| 7. A Silicon-Based Microchip with A Standard 1536-Well Format for Lateral Patch-Clamping | | Julien Reboud, Yuan Li Kwok, Shu Ling Peng, Kum Cheong Tang and Levent Yobas |
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