| Tuesday,
April 2, 2002 [Contributions
by Owen Pietrokowsky, Gregory Khitrov and June Lau]
Technical Talks
Chong H. Ahn (Microsystems and BioMEMS
Lab, University of Cincinnati) gave a talk on
"Disposable Smart Plastic Biochips for Clinical
Diagnostics" as part of Symposium U. His chips are
plastic-based "smart biochips" that use
innovative sPROMS (Structurally Programmable Microfluidic
Systems) technology. These chips offer fast and reliable
measurements of human metabolic parameters with minimum
bodily invasion. One of the key elements of the
presentation was the low-cost and smart nature of his
devices. Other issues discussed were: disposability, low
power consumption, on-chip power using pressurized air,
and factors for materials selection. The principal biochip
material is COC (Cyclic Olefin Copolymers). In addition,
the speaker emphasized that sampling and sensing occurs in
20 seconds. Chong Ahn's research is being supported by
DARPA's BioFlips program.
Cited from MRS
(Materials Research Society) Spring Meeting News &
Highlights
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