In this study, we report a 4-fold improvement in fluorescence detection sensitivity as a result of integration of a thin-film mirror onto an Ormocomp-based electrophoresis separation chip. We report fabrication and performance characterization of planar thin-film Al mirrors embedded under the polymer microchannels. Furthermore, we present preliminary work on fabrication of concave thin-film mir...

A new method for on-chip sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of proteins is reported. Miniaturization of SDS-PAGE has attracted significant attention because it offers rapid analysis times, excellent resolution, high throughput, and the potential for integration and automation, as compared to conventional counterparts. The presented on-chip SDS-PAGE technique em...

In this work, a polystyrene (PS)-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) hybrid device was developed to enable the integration of cell culture with analysis by microchip electrophoresis and electrochemical detection. It is shown that this approach combines the fundamental advantages of PDMS devices (the ability to integrate pumps and valves) and PS devices (the ability to permanently embed fluidic tubing a...

Fc glycosylation of immunoglobulins is necessary for antibody effector functions. These glycans of immunoglobulins are often referred as glycoforms and they can be heterogeneous due to the variations in glycosylation machinery present in the endoplastic reticulum (ER) and in the Golgi. In the absence of a generic culturing protocol that can render a consistent glycosylation pattern, monitoring ...

Recent advances in the development of microfabricated lab-on-a-chip analysis systems have enhanced the feasibility and capabilities of in situ chemical and biochemical analyzers. While a wide variety of bio-organic molecules can be probed, we have focused our initial studies on the development of an amino acid analyzer with the hypothesis that extraterrestrial life would be based on homochiral ...