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Micro/Nanofluidics Laboratory: Research Interests

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High-pressure control of picoliter volumes in porous media ( click here for source), applicable to high-pressure separations or catalytic energy conversion (FOV: ~600 microns). Pressure pulses at right cause a laser-polymerized fluoropolymer switch to open, injecting sample fluid (green) along a high-surface area microchannel. Channel widths in this movie are ~40 microns. Place mouse on image to animate.
6mm disks of tissue-engineered cartilage produced by culturing bovine articular chondrocytes in a photocrosslinked alginate matrix. We are interested in the electrokinetic properties of these matrices and the effects of these properties on tissue development.