Purdue Newsroom - Laser, electric fields combined for new 'lab-on-chip' technologies: "WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers are developing new technologies that combine a laser and electric fields to manipulate fluids and tiny particles such as bacteria, viruses and DNA for a range of potential applications, from drug manufacturing to food safety.
The technologies could bring innovative sensors and analytical devices for 'lab-on-a-chip' applications, or miniature instruments that perform measurements normally requiring large laboratory equipment, said Steven T. Wereley, a Purdue University professor of mechanical engineering.
The method, called 'hybrid optoelectric manipulation in microfluidics,' is a potential new tool for applications including medical diagnostics, testing food and water, crime-scene forensics, and pharmaceutical manufacturing."
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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