This is just a quick comparison of the new types of imaging that we now have available to us. As Bill mentioned previously, we have an Andor Dragonfly confocal system now available to us thanks to Patrick Oakes. We have…
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Direct Capture and Analysis of Microplastic Particulate from Environmental Sources Using Silicon Nanomembranes: Some Highlights
Microplastic contamination in drinking water is a contemporary problem that has captured the public eye, and we’re now seeing a growing demand for scientific examination of the issue. In response to this, we have recently been working on establishing a…
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Modular µSiM Device Assembly
Introduction We are aiming to make device assembly easy and quick, particularly for distribution to non-engineering laboratories. We are collaborating with ALine to develop assembly via pressure-sensitive adhesion techniques. Assembly Process Modular Device Assembly Animation2 We made ten devices with…
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Tendon-on-Chip Platform for Modeling Inflammation and Fibrosis in Tendon Injury
This is my draft presentation for my CMSR presentation on December 4th. Link
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Shadow-Masking Microporous and Nanoporous Materials with Silicon Nanomembranes
Summary: The fabrication of NPN relies on the formation of pnc-Si over a non-porous SiN film, then etching the pattern of the pnc-Si into the SiN. I used the same concept to replicate the dual-scale nanomembrane style (microporous+nanoporous) featured in…
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Compressive Structured Illumination Microscopy (CS-SIM)
I would like to introduce Compressive Structured Illumination Microscope (CS-SIM), which will be built in the McGrath’s Lab. CS-SIM is a novel microscopy framework, which was proposed by me. It is dedicated to alleviate some SIM problems such as motion…
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Microtechnologies for cells an devices – BMES 2019
Microtechnologies for cells Phototunable Spatiotemporal Presentation of Viscoelastic and Adhesive Cues in HA Hydrogels Erica Hui1, Kathryn I. Gimeno2, Thomas H. Barker2, Steven R. Caliari1,2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/646778v1.full Developed a hyaluronic…
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BMES 2019 – Cell matrix interactions and platforms for creating engineered ECMs
BMES 2019 saw a number of talks being presented on the topic of controlling extracellular matrix architecture and understanding how cells respond to physical cues from their in ECM. My focus was primarily on talks pertaining to the tumor microenvironment…
Constricted migration (BMES 2019)
Cancer cell metastasis is responsible for 80 percent of cancer-related death. The metastatic cells migrate through tight constricting spaces, therefore constricted migration and its enabling mechanisms have received a lot of attentions in recent years. The most famous research groups…
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BMES 2019 Recap: Organ-on-a-chip models with emphasis on modeling blood-brain barrier
There were lots of interesting talks and posters on organ-on-a-chip models with emphasis on modeling blood-brain barrier. I have selected four of them as a summary. 3D model of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma growth, migration and blood-brain barrier interactions Alanna…
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