Dissemination

Dissemination

1. Drs. Zhe and Cheng and one graduate student (Liu, F.) made the following presentations about pathogen cell and biomarker detection in conferences and universities in Year 3:

• J. Zhe, Novel Quantitative Macro Biomolecule Analysis Based On A Micro Coulter Counter, µTAS 2014, October 26-30, San Antonio, TX. (Poster presentation)

• Zhe, J. Biomarker detection using multiplexed microfluidic Coulter counters, Beijing University of Technology, 6/2014. (Invited Talk)

• Liu, F, A Novel Microfluidic Device for Label Free Cell Analysis Based on Magnetic Bead Assay. Poster presentation, at the 2015 National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) Annual Scientific Retreat, Cleveland, OH. 3/2015. (Poster Presentation)

• Cheng, G., “Next Generation Biomaterial is a Platform”, The first International Conference on Polymer Science and Engineering (PSE-2014), Nov 7-10, 2014, Beijing, China. (oral presentation)

• Cheng, G., “Next Generation Biomaterial is a Platform – zwitterionic material platform”, Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, March 3, 2015, Pullman, WA. (oral presentation)

• Liu, F. and Pawan.KC, A Label free cell analysis chip based on resistive pulse sensing and magnetic bead assay. Oral presentation, at the 2015 University of Akron Student Innovation Symposium, Akron, OH. 4/2015. (Oral Presentation)

2. Two journal papers, one focusing on synthesis and characterization of biosensing surfaces for cells, and the other focusing on cell focusing for resistive pulse sensors were published in peer-reviewed journals.

3. In Summer 2014, Dr. Cheng worked with The Women in Engineering Summer camps program of College of Engineering at the University of Akron. Three high school female students spent one week in Cheng’s lab and gained hand-on experience in biotechnology. They observed prototype device for label free magnetic cell detection.

4. In Summer 2014, One student from Copley High School conducted a 8 week independent research in Zhe’s Lab. He was involved in cell and biomarker sensing research.

5. One high school teacher from Plain Local School, conducted a ten week project in my lab in summer 2014. She participated in the synthesis and characterization of anti-fouling surfaces and biotin-streptavidin coatings.

6. The pathogen cell sensing concept, and preliminary testing results were included in PI Zhe’s existing MEMS courses “Fundamentals of MEMS” and “Design of MEMS and Nano Devices”. In the lab session of both classes, students were asked to get into PI’s MEMS Lab, and inspect the device under the microscopes. The graduate student, Yu Han, showed detection of micro particles using the device to the classes.