Vishal Tandon

Ph.D. Student
Biomedical Engineering

Project Web Page:	Electrokinetic Properties of Microfluidic Substrates
Email:	vt42@cornell.edu
Address:	245 Upson Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone:	(607) 255-9106
Fax:	(607) 255-1222

Vishal is currently working on electrokinetic and atomic force characterization of interfacial phenomena in hydrophobic microfluidic devices. Specifically, he is examining the effects of temperature cycling and surfactants on the presence of postulated nanobubbles at PTFE-water interfaces, and how the presence of nanobubbles relates to macroscopic electrokinetic phenomena.

In general, Vishal is interested in the fundamental physical properties of electrical, optical, and fluidic systems at the micro and nano scales, with specific attention to measurement and diagnostics in biomedical applications.

Biography

Vishal Tandon joined the Micro/Nanofluidics Laboratory in August of 2005. Vishal attended U.C. Berkeley as a bioengineering major from 2001-2005. While studying, he helped develop a MEMS system for on-chip cryopreservation of cells, and designed an electrokinetic flow control and mixing device.

Vishal is a member of the Bioengineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi, and BMES.

Current Projects

Current projects include electrokinetic and atomic force characterization of interfacial phenomena in hydrophobic microfluidic channels.

Honors and Awards

- Knight Fellowship (Cornell University)
- California Governor's Scholarship (UC Berkeley)
- Byrd Scholarship (UC Berkeley)
- Edward Frank Kraft Award (UC Berkeley)

Education

- B.S. 2005, University of California, Berkeley, Bioengineering, with Highest Honors

Publications and Presentations

F. Lin, V. Tandon, R.B. Devereux, F.J. Wong, M. Szulc, J.W. Weinsaft, J.K. Min. Coronary Artery Plaque Composition Identified by Multidetector Computed Tomography Predicts Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia. American College of Cardiology Meeting. 2007.

F. Lin, L.J. Shaw, D.S. Berman, T.Q. Callister, J.W. Weinsaft, F.J. Wong, M. Szulc, V. Tandon, P.M. Okin, R.B. Devereux, J.K. Min. Multidetector Computed Tomography Coronary Artery Plaque Predictors of Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia by SPECT. Atherosclerosis. 2008, 197, 700-709.

Tandon V, Bhagavatula SK, Sharma AN, Kirby BJ Gordon Research Conference, Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics, Waterville Valley, NH. 2007.

Tandon V, Kirby BJ "Electrokinetic and Atomic Force Characterization of Interfacial Phenomena in Hydrophobic Microfluidic Channels." New York Complex Matter Workshop, Ithaca, NY. 2007.

Hawkins BG, Tandon V, Kirby BJ "Electrokinetic Tool for Cellular Screening in Plastic Microdevices: Interfacial Characterization and Engineering Design," 212th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Washington, DC. 2007.

Tandon V, Ghosh S, Bhagwat AR, Renshaw CK, Goh S, Gaeta AL, Kirby BJ "In-situ microfluidic synthesis of materials for nonlinear optical devices: control of atomic vapor populations in microchannel waveguides," MicroTAS 2007, Paris, France.

Tandon V, Sharma AN, Bhagavatula SK, Kirby BJ "Electrokinetic and Atomic Force Microscopy Characterization of Interfacial Vapor Void Phenomena in Hydrophobic Microfluidic Devices," MicroTAS 2007, Paris, France.

Tandon V, Bhagavatula SK, Kirby BJ "Transient Electrokinetic Phenomena in Hydrophobic Microfluidic Devices," MicroTAS 2008, San Diego, CA.

Tandon V, Bhagavatula SK, Nelson WC, Kirby BJ "Zeta potential and electroosmotic mobility in microfluidic devices fabricated from hydrophobic polymers: 1. The origins of charge", Electrophoresis 29(5):1092-1101, 2008.

Tandon V, Kirby BJ "Zeta potential and electroosmotic mobility in microfluidic devices fabricated from hydrophobic polymers: 2. Slip and interfacial water structure", Electrophoresis 29(5):1102-1114, 2008.