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Cornell Micro/Nanofluidics Laboratory
The Micro/Nanofluidics Laboratory, directed by Professor Brian Kirby, is a research group in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University devoted to research on understanding and application of micro- and nanofluidic systems. Microfluidics and nanofluidics describe fluid-mechanical regimes and devices defined by the length scale of the flow channels, the techniques for making the devices, and the dominant physics.

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Kirby Lab microfluidics nanofluidics algae biodiesel Dielectric characterization
Developing process control for algae biofuel feedstocks
Kirby Lab microfluidics nanofluidics lab on a chip Microbioanalytical devices
The lab-on-a-chip paradigm
Kirby Lab microfluidics nanofluidics electrokinetic micropumps The power of miniaturization
Why electrokinetic pumps outperform their larger competitors
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics in 
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A microfluidic device incorporating liposome-based biosensing.
Batch cultures of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (left) and Chlorella vulgaris (right).
Growth curves for Chlorella vulgaris (blue) and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (green), measured via chlorophyll autofluorescence.