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4/15/2008

7,357,898
Microfluidics packages and methods of using same

7,357,864
Microfluidic device

4/4/2008

Molecular simulation of condensation process of Lennard-Jones fluids confined in nanospace with jungle-gym structure
(165-170) Adsorption 14 #2-3 (2008)

2/26/2008

7,335,984
Microfluidics chips and methods of using same

2/19/2008

7,332,130
Heat-reduction methods and systems related to microfluidic devices

7,332,126
Integrated microfluidic disc

2/12/2008

7,329,391
Microfluidic device and material manipulating method using same

1/29/2008

7,323,143
Microfluidic systems including three-dimensionally arrayed channel networks

7,323,140
Moving microdroplets in a microfluidic device

7,323,092
Multichannel microscale system for high throughput preparative separation with comprehensive collection and analysis

1/22/2008

7,320,862
Microfluidic extraction method

1/15/2008

7,318,913
Fluid exchange in a chamber on a microscope slide

7,318,912
Microfluidic systems and methods for combining discrete fluid volumes

01/08/2008

7,316,802
Device for the stepwise transport of liquid utilizing capillary forces

7,316,801
High throughput microfluidic systems and methods

12/25/2007

7,311,503
Micromachined fluidic device and method for making same

12/11/2007

7,307,104
Process for forming an emulsion using microchannel process technology

7,306,672
Microfluidic free interface diffusion techniques

12/4/2007

7,303,727
Microfluidic sample delivery devices, systems, and methods

11/27/2007

7,300,199
Retaining microfluidic microcavity and other microfluidic structures

11/20/2007

7,296,592
Composite polymer microfluidic control device

11/06/2007

7,290,667
Microfluidic sieve using intertwined, free-standing carbon nanotube mesh as active medium

7,290,555
Embedded microfluidic check-valve

7,290,554
Embedded microfluidic check-valve

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Journal Articles

4/25/2008

Hydrophobic coating of microfluidic chips structured by SU-8 polymer for segmented flow operation
(#055019) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #5 (2008)
Abstract

Reagent-loaded plastic microfluidic chips for detecting homocysteine
(#055024)
Abstract

Laser switching and sorting for high speed digital microfluidics
(# 154105) Applied Physics Letters 92 #15 (2008)
Abstract

Eutectic Gallium-Indium (EGaIn): A Liquid Metal Alloy for the Formation of Stable Structures in Microchannels at Room Temperature
(p 1097-1104) Advanced Functional Materials 18 #7 (2008)
Abstract

3/14/2007

Synergistic Microfluidic and Electrochemical Strategy to Activate and Pattern Surfaces Selectively with Ligands and Cells
(2261 – 2265) Langmuir 24 #6 (2008)
Abstract

Analytical and Numerical Study of Joule Heating Effects on Electrokinetically Pumped Continuous Flow PCR Chips
(2938 – 2946) Langmuir 24 #6 (2008)
Abstract

Droplet-Based Microfluidics for Emulsion and Solvent Evaporation Synthesis of Monodisperse Mesoporous Silica Microspheres
(658 – 661) Langmuir 24 #3 (2008)
Abstract

Mixing of cohesive particles in a shear cell
(352-362) International Journal of Multiphase Flow 34, #4 (2008)
Abstract

2/29/2008

Review
Droplet microfluidics
(198-220) Lab on a Chip 8 #2 (2008)

Focusing microparticles in a microfluidic channel with standing surface acoustic waves (SSAW)
(221-223) Lab on a Chip 8 #2 (2008)

A microfluidics-based turning assay reveals complex growth cone responses to integrated gradients of substrate-bound ECM molecules and diffusible guidance cues
Lab on a Chip 8 #2 (2008)

Model-controlled hydrodynamic focusing to generate multiple overlapping gradients of surface-immobilized proteins in microfluidic devices
(238-244) Lab on a Chip 8 #2 (2008)

Microfluidic stickers
(274-279) Lab on a Chip 8 #2 (2008)

Microfluidic large-scale integration on a chip for mass production of monodisperse droplets and particles
(287-293) Lab on a Chip 8 #2 (2008)

Controlled proteolysis of normal and pathological prion protein in a microfluidic chip
(294-301) Lab on a Chip 8 #2 (2008)

Label-free detection of DNA with interdigitated micro-electrodes in a fluidic cell
(302-308) Lab on a Chip 8 #2 (2008)

On-chip counting the number and the percentage of CD4+ T lymphocytes
(309-315) Lab on a Chip 8 #2 (2008)

Influence of channel position on sample confinement in two-dimensional planar microfluidic devices
(316-322) Lab on a Chip 8 #2 (2008)

Electrokinetic microfluidic devices for rapid, low power drug delivery in autonomous microsystems
(330-338) Lab on a Chip 8 #2 (2008)

Dynamically reconfigurable liquid-core liquid-cladding lens in a microfluidic channel
(395-401) Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)

Rapid sacrificial layer etching for the fabrication of nanochannels with integrated metal electrodes
(402-407) Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)

Examination of laser microbeam cell lysis in a PDMS microfluidic channel using time-resolved imaging
(408-414) Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)

Programmable assembly of a metabolic pathway enzyme in a pre-packaged reusable bioMEMS device
(420-430) Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)

A study of EWOD-driven droplets by PIV investigation
(456-461) Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)

Microfluidic depletion of endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and fibroblasts from heterogeneous suspensions
(462-472) Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)

A serial dilution microfluidic device using a ladder network generating logarithmic or linear concentrations
(473-479) Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)

On-chip fabrication to add temperature control to a microfluidic solution exchange system
(480-483) Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)

Dynamic temperature measurement in microfluidic devices using thermochromic liquid crystals
(484-487) Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)

A light writable microfluidic flash memory: Optically addressed actuator array with latched operation for microfluidic applications
(488-491) Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)

Rapid prototyping of multilayer thiolene microfluidic chips by photopolymerization and transfer lamination
(492 – 494) Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)

Gene transfer and protein dynamics in stem cells using single cell electroporation in a microfluidic device
(62- 67) Lab on a Chip 8 #1 (2008)

A microfluidic processor for gene expression profiling of single human embryonic stem cells
(68-74) Lab on a Chip 8 #1 (2008)

Integrated wavelength-selective optical waveguides for microfluidic-based laser-induced fluorescence detection
(143- 151) Lab on a Chip 8 #1 (2008)

Shrinky-Dink microfluidics: rapid generation of deep and rounded patterns
(170-172) Lab on a Chip 8 #1 (2008)

Microfluidics: Fabrications and Applications
(222 – 230) Instrumentation Science and Technology 36 #2 (2008)

Temperature distribution effects on micro-CFPCR performance
(141-152) Biomedical Microdevices 10 #2 ( 2008)

In vitro blood flow in a rectangular PDMS microchannel: experimental observations using a confocal micro-PIV system
(153-167) Biomedical Microdevices 10 #2 ( 2008)

In situ micropatterning technique by cell crushing for co-cultures inside microfluidic biochips
(169-177) Biomedical Microdevices 10 #2 ( 2008)

Fabrication of a multiple-diameter branched network of microvascular channels with semi-circular cross-sections using xenon difluoride etching
(179-186) Biomedical Microdevices 10 #2 ( 2008)

Continuous-flow thermal gradient PCR
(187-195) Biomedical Microdevices 10 #2 ( 2008)

Microfluidic self-assembly of tumor spheroids for anticancer drug discovery
(197-202) Biomedical Microdevices 10 #2 ( 2008)

From Microdroplets to Microfluidics: Selective Emulsion Separation in Microfluidic Devices
(p 2042-2045) Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #11 (2008)
Abstract

2/22/2008

A microfluidic device for precise pipetting
(#035004) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #3 (2008)
Abstract

Electroviscous effects in capillary filling of nanochannels
(# 063110) Applied Physics Letters 92 #6 (2008)
Abstract

Transient Effects on Microchannel Electrokinetic Filtering with an Ion-Permselective Membrane
(1039 – 1048) Analytical Chemistry 80, #4 (2008)
Abstract

Detection of Kinase Translocation Using Microfluidic Electroporative Flow Cytometry
(1087 – 1093) Analytical Chemistry 80, #4 (2008)
Abstract

2/15/2008

The Condensation Process of Alcohol Molecules in the Nanochannel of MCM-41: A Spin-Probe ESR Study
(786 – 793) Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 #3 (2008)
Abstract

Influence of Surface-Active Solutes on the Coalescence, Clustering, and Fragmentation of Acoustic Bubbles Confined in a Microspace
(19015 – 19023) Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111 #51 (2007)
Abstract

Development of a comprehensive model for RIE-lag-based three-dimensional microchannel fabrication
(#025003) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #2 (2008)
Abstract

Boiling heat transfer and two-phase flow of water in a single shallow microchannel with a uniform or diverging cross section
(#025005) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #2 (2008)
Abstract

Droplet formation from hydrodynamically coupled capillaries for parallel microfluidic contact spotting
(#025013) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #2 (2008)
Abstract

Electroosmotic flow in rectangular microchannels with Joule heating effects
(# 025025) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #2 (2008)
Abstract

Polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) as a functional material for microfluidic chips
(#025026) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #2 (2008)
Abstract

Numerical and experimental study of gas flows in 2D and 3D microchannels
(#025034) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #2 (2008)
Abstract

Laser micromachining of the materials using in microfluidics by high precision pulsed near and mid-ultraviolet Nd:YAG lasers
(248-253) Journal of Materials Processing Technology 198 #1-3 (2008)
Abstract

Pressure-driven laminar flow of a non-Newtonian fluid in a slit with wall suction or injection
(585-595) Chemical Engineering and Processing 47, #4 (2008)
Abstract

Immobilization of layered double hydroxides in the fluidic system for nanoextraction of specific DNA molecules
(# 053108) Applied Physics Letters 92 #5 (2008)
Abstract

Fabricating Complex Polymeric Micro- and Nanostructures: Lithography in Microfluidic Devices
(p 1368-1370) Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #8 (2008)
Abstract

2/8/2008

Digital microfluidics and delivery of molecular payloads with magnetic porous silicon chaperones
(721 – 730) Dalton Transactions #6 (2008)

Alignment of particles in microfluidic systems using standing surface acoustic waves
(# 044104) Applied Physics Letters 92 #4 (2008)
Abstract

Temperature measurement in microfluidic chips using photobleaching of a fluorescent thin film
(# 024102) Applied Physics Letters 92 #2 (2008)
Abstract

Self-organized twinning of actuated particles for microfluidic pumping
(# 024104) Applied Physics Letters 92 #2 (2008)
Abstract

1/18/2008

Structuring bubbles and foams in gelatine solutions within a circular microchannel device
(380-388) Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 318 #2 (2008)
Abstract

Direct Detection of Membrane Channels from Gels Using Water-in-Oil Droplet Bilayers
(16042 – 16047) Journal of the American Chemical Society 129 #51 (2007)
Abstract

Flexible Microarray Construction and Fast DNA Hybridization Conducted on a Microfluidic Chip for Greenhouse Plant Fungal Pathogen Detection
(10509 – 10516) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55 #26 (2007)
Abstract

Transition from annular flow to plug/slug flow in condensation of steam in microchannels
(707-716) International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #3-4 (2008)
Abstract

Saturated flow boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in silicon microchannel arrays
(789-806) International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #3-4 (2008)
Abstract

Fiber-focused diode bar optical trapping for microfluidic flow manipulation
(# 013904) Applied Physics Letters 92 #1 (2008)
Abstract

Fluorescent Molecular Logic Gates Using Microfluidic Devices
(p 872-876) Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #5 (2008)
Abstract

Method for Microfluidic Whole-Chip Temperature Measurement Using Thin-Film Poly(dimethylsiloxane)/Rhodamine B
(369 – 375) Analytical Chemistry 80, #2 (2008)
Abstract

Laminar flow and mass transport in a twice-folded microchannel
(p 381-393) AIChE Journal 54 #2 (2008)
Abstract

01/01/2008

7,314,599
Paek embossing and adhesion for microfluidic devices

7,314,567
Method for transferring heterogeneous liquids in microchannels without the occurrence of mixing

12/21/2007

Studies on flow behaviors of polymer melts in nanochannels by wetting actions
(7645-7652) Polymer 48 #26 (2007)
Abstract

Conformation transition and molecular mobility of isolated poly(ethylene oxide) chains confined in urea nanochannels
(7364-7373) Polymer 48 #25 (2007)
Abstract

Electrochemically replicated smooth aluminum foils for anodic alumina nanochannel arrays
(#015304) Nanotechnology 19 #1 (2008)
Abstract

Electrical Detection of Fast Reaction Kinetics in Nanochannels with an Induced Flow
(3895 – 3900) Nano Letters 7 #12 (2007)
Abstract

Stochastic Modeling and Simulation of DNA Electrophoretic Separation in a Microfluidic Obstacle Array
(8794 – 8806) Macromolecules 40 #24 (2007)
Abstract

Updated 12/14/2007

Switching Liquid Morphologies on Linear Grooves
(12997 – 13006) Langmuir 23 #26 (2007)
Abstract

Induced Electrokinetic Transport in Micro-Nanofluidic Interconnect Devices
(13209 – 13222) Langmuir 23 #26 (2007)
Abstract

Structure of Liquid Films of an Ordered Foam Confined in a Narrow Channel
(12055 – 12060) Langmuir 23 #24 (2007)
Abstract

Review
Continuous flow separations in microfluidic devices
(1644-1659) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)
DOI: 10.1039/b712784g

Microfluidic separation and capture of analytes for single-molecule spectroscopy
(1663-1665) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

Sonoporation of suspension cells with a single cavitation bubble in a microfluidic confinement
(1666-1672) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

3-D streamline steering by nodes arrayed in an entangled microfluidic network
(1712-1716) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

Development of a microfluidic biochip for online monitoring of fungal biofilm dynamics
(1723-1731) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

Transient behaviour of magnetic micro-bead chains rotating in a fluid by external fields
(1746-1751) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

Screen-printed microfluidic device for electrochemical immunoassay
(1752-1758) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

Matrix-dependent adhesion of vascular and valvular endothelial cells in microfluidic channels
(1759-1766) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

Polar stimulation and constrained cell migration in microfluidic channels
(1783-1790) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

An electronic Venturi-based pressure microregulator
(1791-1799) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

Continuous flow nano-technology: manipulating the size, shape, agglomeration, defects and phases of silver nano-particles
(1800-1805) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

Integration of isoelectric focusing with multi-channel gel electrophoresis by using microfluidic pseudo-valves
(1806-1812) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

Integrated multilayer microfluidic device with a nanoporous membrane interconnect for online coupling of solid-phase extraction to microchip electrophoresis
(1819-1824) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

Low-distortion, high-strength bonding of thermoplastic microfluidic devices employing case-II diffusion-mediated permeant activation
(1825-1831) Lab on a Chip 7 #12 (2007)

Pumping fluids in microfluidic systems using the elastic deformation of poly(dimethylsiloxane)
(1832-1836)

Hot embossing/bonding of a poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) microfluidic chip
(#015008) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #1 (2008)
Abstract

A low cost and hybrid technology for integrating silicon sensors or actuators in polymer microfluidic systems
(#017003) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #1 (2008)
Abstract

Design and fabrication of a nanofluidic channel by selective thermal oxidation and etching back of silicon dioxide made on a silicon substrate
(2393-2397) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 17 #12 (2007)
Abstract

Comparison of glass etching to xurography prototyping of microfluidic channels for DNA melting analysis
(2407-2413 ) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 17 #12 (2007)
Abstract

Removal of SU-8 photoresist using buckling-driven delamination assisted with a carbon dioxide snow jet for microfluidics fabrication
(2447-2453 ) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 17 #12 (2007)
Abstract

Temperature regulation during ultrasonic manipulation for long-term cell handling in a microfluidic chip
(2469-2474 ) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 17 #12 (2007)
Abstract

Rapid prototyping of microfluidic systems using a laser-patterned tape
(N107-N111) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 17 #12 (2007)
Abstract

Low-Reynolds Number Limit of Heat Transfer Enhancement with Phase-Change Material Slurry Flow in Micro/Minichannels
(105-122) Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer 14 #2 (2007)

A microfluidic electrochemical detection technique for assessing stability of thin films and emulsions
(593-603) Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 317 #2 (2008)
Abstract

Experimental study of vapor bubbles in small-sized channels
(235-240) Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 317 #1 (2008)
SummaryPlus

Investigating the temperature dependence of the viscosity of a non-Newtonian fluid within lithographically defined microchannels
(#164701) Journal of Chemical Physics 127 #16 (2007)
Abstract

Mesoscopic simulations of accelerated polymer drift in microfluidic capillaries
(#164902) Journal of Chemical Physics 127 #16 (2007)
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Updated 12/07/2007

Boiling heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids in a flat heat pipe evaporator with micro-grooved heating surface
(1284-1295) International Journal of Multiphase Flow 33, #12 (2007)
Abstract

Surfactant effects on the Rayleigh instability in capillary tubes – non-ideal systems
(1153-1171) International Journal of Multiphase Flow 33, #11 (2007)
Abstract

Conjugate heat transfer in fractal-shaped microchannel network heat sink for integrated microelectronic cooling application
(4986-4998) International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 50 #25-26 (2007)
Abstract

Flow boiling of liquid nitrogen in micro-tubes: Part I – The onset of nucleate boiling, two-phase flow instability and two-phase flow pressure drop
(4999-5016
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Flow boiling of liquid nitrogen in micro-tubes: Part II – Heat transfer characteristics and critical heat flux
(5017-5030) International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 50 #25-26 (2007)
Abstract

Closed-form correlations for thermal optimization of microchannels
(5318-5322) International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 50 #25-26 (2007)
Abstract

Heat transfer and pressure drop in serpentine μDMFC flow channels
(5323-5327) International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 50 #25-26 (2007)
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Updated 11/30/2007

Effect of hydrophilicity on electrically driven flow in microchannels
(77-82) Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 311 #1-3 (2007)
Abstract

Centrifugal-force driven flow in cylindrical micro-channel
(153-156) Chemical Engineering Science 63 #1 (2008)
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Updated 11/23/2007

Simulation and experimentation of a microfluidic device based on electrowetting on dielectric
(777-786) Biomedical Microdevices 9 #6 ( 2007)

Generation of monodisperse alginate microbeads and in situ encapsulation of cell in microfluidic device
(855-862) Biomedical Microdevices 9 #6 ( 2007)

Direct measurement of effective diffusion coefficients in nanochannels using steady-state dispersion effects
(#203106) Applied Physics Letters 91 #20 (2007)
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Updated 11/16/2007

Free-Solution Oligonucleotide Separation in Nanoscale Channels
(8316 – 8322) Analytical Chemistry 79, #21 (2007)
Abstract

Liquid-liquid two-phase mass transfer in the T-junction microchannels
(p 3042-3053) AIChE Journal 53 #12 (2007)
Abstract

Centrifugal Microfluidics with Integrated Sensing Microdome Optodes for Multiion Detection
(8046 – 8054) Analytical Chemistry 79, #21 (2007)
Abstract

7,294,249
Microfluidic component and method for sorting particles in a fluid

Versatile, Fully Automated, Microfluidic Cell Culture System
(8557 – 8563) Analytical Chemistry 79, #22 (2007)
Abstract

Dynamical model for restricted diffusion in nano-channels
(#485714) Nanotechnology 18 #48 (2007)
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Updated 11/09/2007

Flow-Focusing Generation of Monodisperse Water Droplets Wrapped by Ionic Liquid on Microfluidic Chips: From Plug to Sphere
(11924 – 11931) Langmuir 23 #23 (2007)
Abstract

A decade of microfluidic analysis coupled with electrospray mass spectrometry: An overview
(1394-1412) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)

Total nucleic acid analysis integrated on microfluidic devices
(1413-1423) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)

Integration of large-area polymer nanopillar arrays into microfluidic devices using in situ polymerization cast molding
(1424-1427) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)

Microfluidic logic gates and timers
(1449-1453) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)

Mass spectrometric imaging of peptide release from neuronal cells within microfluidic devices
(1454-1460) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)

Label-free, microfluidic separation and enrichment of human breast cancer cells by adhesion difference
(1461-1468) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)

Monolithic Teflon^® membrane valves and pumps for harsh chemical and low-temperature use
(1469-1474) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)

Flow rate analysis of a surface tension driven passive micropump
(1475-1478) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)

The pressure drop along rectangular microchannels containing bubbles
(1479-1489) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)

Small volume low mechanical stress cytometry using computer-controlled Braille display microfluidics
(1497-1503) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)

Polymer waveguide backplanes for optical sensor interfaces in microfluidics
(1539-1545) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)

Microfluidic ELISA on non-passivated PDMS chip using magnetic bead transfer inside dual networks of channels
(1546-1552) Lab on a Chip 7 #11 (2007)