Point-of-Care Medical and Veterinary Diagnostics
Objective: Early, extremely sensitive (single cell level) and point-of-care detection for:
vasculitis, tumor markers, neurotransmitters (for human);
bovine viral diarrhea (BVD), porcine reproductive & respiratory syndrome (PRRS), avian influenza (for animals);
Researchers: Brian Heinze, Jessica Gamboa, Teresa Lam
Collaborator: Dr. Jae-Young Song (NVRQS)
Current funding: NVRQS (C-AD14-2006-11-1); Past funding: BMD

Microparticle immunoagglutination (left) with E. coli; Microchannel- and droplet-based microfluidic devices with optical detection systems (middle and right).

Food and Water Quality Monitoring
Objective: Fully automated, unmanned detection (with proper concentration/filtration system) of:
food- and waterborne pathogens: Escherichia coli, Cryptosporidium spp., Salmonella typhimurium.
Researchers: David You, Zachary Dean, Kenneth Geshell
Collaborator: Prof. Christopher Y. Choi (U Arizona)
Current funding: Desert Tech; OTT-UA; Past funding: NSF (EEC-0600855); Arizona Department of Commerce

Fully integrated handheld detection systems (left with UMPC; middle with op-amps and LCD display) and its implement in simple water distribution system (right).

Protein Nanoarray for Endothelializing Vascular Graft
Objective: Use of protein nanoarrays on a vascular graft for successful endothelialization
Researchers: Phat Tran, Jessica Gamboa
Current funding: NIH NIBIB (R03EB006754); Past funding: UA Foundation

Size-dependent assembly of nanoparticles into nanometer patterns (left) and its subsequent fluorescent detections (middle and right).

"Wire-Guide" Droplet Microfluidics
Objective: Reconfigurable "wire-guide" droplet microfluidics for MALDI-TOF and quick PCR
Researchers: David You, Hyuck-Jin Kwon, Deepa Patel

Droplet merging for latex immunoagglutination and subsequent backscattering detection (left); Rapid droplet mixing (middle); Quick PCR in three temperature chambers (right).

Microfluidic Sensor Network for Livestock Environments
Researcher: Hyuck-Jin Kwon, Scott Angus
Collaborator: Prof. Gene A. Giacomelli (U Arizona)

Last revised: October 1, 2009.