Lab-on-a-CD

Lab on a CD.

In this paper, centrifuge-based microfluidic platforms are reviewed and compared with other popular microfluidic propulsion methods. The underlying physical principles of centrifugal pumping in microfluidic systems are presented and the various centrifuge fluidic functions, such as valving, decanting, calibration, mixing, metering, heating, sample splitting, and separation, are introduced. Thos...

An electrochemical Lab-on-a-CD system for parallel whole blood analysis.

Lab-on-a-CD, as a main branch of Lab-on-a-chip technology, has led to several very successful commercial products. Most of these existing Lab-on-a-CD systems present complex system designs and thus are relatively expensive. In this work, we have developed a simple but robust Lab-on-a-CD system for parallel whole blood analyses. This Lab-on-a-CD system incorporates electrochemical bioanalysis an...

Designing an Effective, Affordable Laboratory Course in Neurophysiology Crawdad: A CD-ROM Lab Manual for Neurophysiology

The Crawdad CD-ROM, available in student and instructor versions, is an indispensable resource for anyone planning a laboratory course in neurobiology. Crawdad contains guidelines for experiments in crayfish, as well as snail, electric fish, and the freshwater alga, Chara. For each of the ten exercises the CD has it all: instructions for setting up the lab, guidelines and videos for all dissect...

Lab - on - a - Chip Technology —

Modeling of Flow Burst, Flow Timing in Lab-on-a-CD Systems and Its Application in Digital Chemical Analysis

A theoretical model is developed to predict the time-dependent behaviors of “flow burst” and centrifugal capillary flow in Lab-on-a-CD systems. Enabling the calculation of flow field, flow burst, and flow timing as a function of fluid properties and system specifications, the model is a useful design tool for understanding and controlling flow behaviors in Lab-on-a-CD devices. More importantly,...