We introduce digital microfluidic interface between solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and liquid chromatography. In the new system, a SPME fiber is used to extract analytes from a complex sample, and is then inserted into a DMF device. Solvent droplets are then used to extract analytes from the fiber with continuous actuation, followed by analysis with liquid chromatography (LC) and mass spect...

The separation of dissolved gas including dissolved oxygen can be used in breathing for a human under water. When one is suddenly wrecked or meets a tsunami, one is instantly drowned and cannot breathe under water. To avoid this crisis, when we meet waves, the dissolved gas separated from water by wave is used, while air can be used to breathe when we are about to escape from water. In this the...

The objective of this study was to compare monoclonal antibody production in hollow fiber bioreactor systems and murine ascites to determine the feasibility of the bioreactor system as a potential alternative to the use of mice. Three hybridoma cell lines were grown in each of three different hollow fiber bioreactor systems and in groups of 20 mice. Mice were primed with 0.5 ml pristane intrape...

While active fiber composites (AFC) based upon solid cross-section piezoelectric fibers are very useful for anisotropic activation of composites, they require high voltages and are constrained to non-conductive matrix materials. AFC’s based upon hollow cross-section piezoelectric fibers have shown promise to lower operating voltages and broaden the choice of possible matrix materials. This pape...

We have developed a fusion protein (CBD-LG) incorporating a cellulose-binding domain and an antibody binding domain, protein LG, to provide an adaptor molecule for cell separation with regenerated cellulose hollow fiber arrays. A single hollow fiber cell adhesion assay utilizing a CD34+ cell line, KG1a, was used to investigate whether ligand affinity interactions were strong enough for cell att...

This study examines the use of the recently developed hollow core kagome lattice fibers for delivery of high power laser pulses. Compared to other photonic crystal fibers (PCFs), the hollow core kagome fibers have larger core diameter (~50 µm), which allows for higher energy coupling in the fiber while also maintaining high beam quality at the output (M² = 1.25). We have conducted a study of th...