Preliminary Program subject to change
T3005 BioMEMS and Microfluidics: Biomedical Diagnostics
OverviewMedical diagnostic kits encompass a wide variety of portable analytical devices used to monitor and screen for medical conditions. They are rapidly being developed for use on a single-test basis and show promise as indispensable tools for clinical research, medical laboratories, and at home self-testing. The terms “microdevice”, “microchip”, “lab-on-a-chip” and “micro-electromechanical systems” all refer to small, versatile, inexpensive, rapid-response devices that may be engineered for biomedical applications. Research in the areas of sample introduction, preparation, electrokinetic transport of biofluids, development of quantitative detection sensors, and the incorporation of genomic and proteomic biomarkers are needed to further the advancement of biomedical microdevices. Novel microanalytical tools are welcome, specifically those impacting applications such as genetic predisposition testing, rapid diagnosis of the presence of a particular disease or disorder, or those monitoring the efficacy of drug therapies. The goals of this session are to bring together researchers from academia, research labs, and industry to exchange ideas with the potential to revolutionize medical diagnostics. In particular, this session seeks contributions in the field of biomedical microdevices on either the cellular or subcellular level. Subjects of interest include cellular analysis in microdevices; development and fabrication of innovative devices; novel biofluid separators; advances in microanalytical systems; electrokinetics; dielectrophoresis; advances in chemical, electrochemical, and optical in-line sensor technology; and novel low concentration detection in capillary electrophoresis systems. Original contributions to BioMEMS and biological microfluidics are also encouraged.
Primary SponsorTopical 3: 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Electrophoreses Society (AES) (T3)

Chair

Joseph J. Biernacki
Professor
Tennessee Technological University
Department of Chemical Engineering
P.O. Box 5013
Cookeville, TN 38505
Phone Number: (931) 372-3667
Fax Number: (931) 372-6352
Email: jbiernacki@tntech.edu

CoChair

Bruce Gale
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Utah
50 S Central Campus Dr.
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone Number: (801) 581-6441
Fax Number: (801) 585-9826
Email: gale@eng.utah.edu
A Continuous Microfluidic Blood/Plasma Separation Unit with Electrokinetic Stirring and Cross-Flow
Shramik Sengupta, Ping Wang, Zachary R. Gagnon and Hsueh-Chia Chang, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 182 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
A Fully Automated Nanoliter Viscometer for Analyzing Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Body Fluids and Polymeric Liquids
Nimisha Srivastava, Biosystems Research Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551 and Mark A. Burns, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
A Novel Application of Isotachophoresis to Enhance Immunodiagnostic Assays on a Microchip
Charles Park, Microfluidics, Caliper Life Sciences, 605 Fairchild Dr., Mountain View, CA 94043, Tomohisa Kawabata, Wako Pure Chemical Industries, 1-2, Doshomachi 3-Chome,Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-8605, Japan, Irina Kazakova, Caliper Life Sciences, 605 Fairchild Dr., Mountain View, CA 94043, Chen Li, Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., 665 Clyde Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, Rajiv Bharadwaj, Caliper Life Sciences, 605 Fairchild Dr., Mountian View, CA 94043 and Shinji Satomura, Wako Pure Chemical Industries, 1-2, Doshomachi 3-Chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-8605, Japan
Purification of Genomic DNA from Whole Cell Lysates Using Photoactivated Polycarbonate Microfluidic Devices
Malgorzata A. Witek1, Shawn D. Llopis2, Robin L. McCarley1 and Steven A. Soper2, (1)Department of Chemistry and Center for Biomodular Multi-Scale Systems, Louisiana State University, 232 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)Department of Chemistry and Center for BioModular Multi-Scale Systems, Louisiana State University, 232 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Delivery of Molecules and DNA into Mammalian Cells by Electroporation on a Microfluidic Device
Hsiang-Yu Wang, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, Nashley Mascarenhas, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 585 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088, Shaunak A. Kothari, Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 500 Central Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022 and Chang Lu, Agriculture and Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906
On-Chip Electrochemistry Based Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Stephen S. W. Yeung, Chemical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HKUST, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Thomas Ming-Hung Lee, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HKUST, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong and I.-Ming Hsing, Department of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Postgraduate Program, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HKUST, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Topical 3: 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Electrophoresis Society (AES)