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Research in the Microfluidics and Multiphase Flow Laboratory is highly interdisciplinary; incorporating aspects of multiphase flows, interfacial science, microfluidics, and biotechnology. We are using electrospray and inkjet technology to direct-write (“print”) solution-processed nanomaterials with high accuracy, resolution, and throughput. This technology plays an important role in manufacturing the next-generation of flexible electronics, solar cells, smart bandages, and biosensors. We are investigating the use of microfluidic technologies to produce highly-customizable emulsions with controllable interfacial properties, morphology, and internal contents. These emulsions serve as templates to build synthetic vesicles that mimic natural cells. With our collaborators, we are leveraging microfluidic system technology and enhanced ion mobility spectrometry to develop point-of-care biosensors used in the early detection of cancer. Enhanced ion mobility spectrometry is a multi-dimensional approach to protein identification and detection based on ion mobility and the rheological properties of the sample. Finally, we are exploring the use of electrospray in combustion applications.
Last Updated: December 8, 2012
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5/6/13: Will Doak received an Undergraduate Research Award and was awarded an "Honorable Mention" for the Provost's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research 11/19/12: Dr. Chiarot speaks at APS DFD in San Diego 9/1/12: Mikhail Coloma has joined Dr. Chiarot and Dr. Huang's lab 6/4/12: Ahmad Dahche has joined the lab. Welcome Ahmad! 3/30/12: Dr. Chiarot speaks at RIT 2/25/12: "Electrospray from a Droplet" published in ETFS 12/2/11: "An Overview of Electrospray Applications in MEMS and Microfluidic Systems" published in JMEMS 10/24/11: Dr. Chiarot speaks at NJIT
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