In this work we explore the micro-ring resonator platform to study the diffusion-driven mass transport of small molecules within microfluidic channels. The micro-ring resonators are integrated on a silicon-on-insulator photonic chip and combined with microfluidics in poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS). We apply a strong initial gradient in the solute concentration and use the micro-ring resonators t...

The design, fabrication and performance of a novel and highly sensitive micro-reactor device for performing in situ grazing-incidence X-ray scattering experiments of model catalyst systems is presented. The design of the reaction chamber, etched in silicon on insulator (SIO), permits grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) in transmission through 10 µm-thick entrance and exit wi...

Micro-cantilever sensors for mass detection using resonance frequency have attracted considerable attention over the last decade in the field of gas sensing. For such a sensing system, an oscillator circuit loop is conventionally used to actuate the micro-cantilever, and trace the frequency shifts. In this paper, gas experiments are introduced to investigate the mechanical resonance frequency s...

A liquid-impelled reactor (LLR) system was modelled using macro-and micro-balance technique. The relative goodness of using macro-balance was evaluated by comparing its solutions with the results obtained using micro-balance modell. The micro-balance modell formulated was used to investigate the dynamic behaviour of the system and to crosscheck the effectiveness of macro-balance modell. A numer...

BACKGROUND Alterations at the level of the coronary circulation with aging may play an important role in the evolution of age-associated changes in left ventricular (LV) fibrosis and function. However these age-associated changes in the coronary vasculature remain poorly defined primarily due to the lack of high resolution imaging technologies. The current study was designed to utilize cardiac ...

Despite the potential of micro-payment systems very few systems have been successful. Micro-payment markets exhibit twosided network externalities and the business models for these markets are not very well understood. By using a parsimonious game theoretic model, this paper studies factors affecting the existence of a market for micro-payment systems, how the users and merchants choose their a...

INTRODUCTION Prolactinomas are the most common tumors of the pituitary gland and cause of gonadal dysfunction and infertility. OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of bromcriptin to normalize prolactin, gonadal function more tumor mass and infertility. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective clinical study included 30 infertile women with micro-macro prolactinoma. We analyzed clinical parameters, ...

The dry mass, wet mass, and volume of mitochondria of normal rat liver were determined, as well as nitrogen content and concentration. A scheme of multiple approaches to these quantities was devised, permitting comparison of values obtained by independent methods. The following basic values are considered highly accurate: Mean dry mass, 13.6 x 10(-14) g; mean wet mass, 51.8 x 10(-14) g; mean vo...

Micro channel gas flows are of importance in a range Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). Due to the confined geometry of the channel, the mean free path of the gas can be comparable to the characteristic length of the micro channel, leading to slip-like flow behavior and strong diffusion-enhanced transport of mass and momentum. The Extended Navier Stokes Equations (ENSE) have successfully ...

We investigated the in vitro effects of seven fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, grepafloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, and rufloxacin), compared to those of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SXT) and ceftazidime on total biomass and cell viability of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia biofilm. S. maltophilia attached rapidly to polystyrene, within 2 h of incubation, and then b...