Preliminary Program subject to change
T3007 Biomems and Microfluidics: Cell and Biomolecule Analysis
OverviewElectrophoresis continues to be an integral tool for the analysis of biomolecules in both basic biology and medicine, and is now being adapted to the microfluidic device format. The ability to study processes at the single-cell level promises to provide a host of information with benefits in the area of therapeutics and drug discovery. In this session, we invite papers describing microfluidic technology to probe chemical and biochemical responses at the cellular and sub-cellular levels. In addition, we welcome contributions focused on any related aspects including simulation and modeling studies, materials modification to improve system performance, and novel sample preparation protocols.
Primary SponsorTopical 3: 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Electrophoreses Society (AES) (T3)

Chair

Anubhav Tripathi
Assistant Professor
Brown University
Division of Engineering
Box D
Providence, RI 02912
Phone Number: (401) 863 3063
Fax Number: (401) 863 9028
Email: anubhav_tripathi@brown.edu

CoChair

Joshua I. Molho
Senior R&D Engineer
Caliper Life Sciences
605 Fairchild Drive
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone Number: 650-623-0311
Email: josh.molho@caliperLS.com
Electroporation of Mammalian Cells in a Microfluidic Channel with Geometric Variation
Hsiang-Yu Wang, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906 and Chang Lu, Agriculture and Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Design and Fabrication of High-Throughput Microfluidic 3-Dimensional Cell Culture Systems
Yuan Wen, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 125A Koffolt Labs, 140 West 19th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 and Shang-Tian Yang, Ohio State University, 140 West 19th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
On-Chip Aqueous Two-Phase Extraction for Protein Isolation from Cell Lysate
Robert J. Meagher1, Harvey W. Blanch2 and Anup K. Singh1, (1)Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 969, MS 9292, Livermore, CA 94551, (2)Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 275 Tan Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
A Neuron-Compatible Microfluidic Gradient Generator
Sarah C. Heilshorn1, Ning Ma2, Mu-ming Poo3 and Lydia L. Sohn2, (1)Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 416 Escondido Mall, Building 550, Stanford, CA 94305-2205, (2)Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, (3)Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Three-Dimensional Assembly of Biomedical Micro/Nanodevices Containing Cells/Biomolecules Using Carbon Dioxide
Yong Yang1, Yubing Xie1, Xihai Kang2, L. James Lee3 and Douglas A. Kniss4, (1)Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices, The Ohio State University, 1381 Kinnear Road, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43212, (2)Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, 1654 Upham Dr., Means Hall 5th Floor, Columbus, OH 43210, (3)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Room 125A, Koffolt Labs., 140 W. 19th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, (4)Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine & Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
Biomems for Studying C. Elegans Olfaction Behavior
Hang Lu1, Samuel Fielden2 and Kathryn Johnson Mevs1, (1)School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, (2)School of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Microelectrode-Based System for Cell Adhesion Detection and in Vivo Biofilm Monitoring
Paul Takhistov, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Rd., New Brunswick, NJ 08901

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