Advanced Microfabrication Technologies
New technologies and materials always appear, and we are very open to exploring them to advance our microsystems. We have adopted novel 3D printing technologies to improve the functionality of our microfluidic systems; we are also working on novel materials that can be implemented in our microfludics-based research.
Topics
Microfluidic Functional Unit using 3D Microstructures
Creating 3D microstructures to improve operational efficiency and lower error in microfluidic systems
Selected Project/Publications
- High-aspect-ratio three-dimensional polymer and metallic microstructure microfabrication using two-photon polymerization
Ethan Vargas, Can Huang, Zhiyu Yan, Harold White, Jun Zou, and Arum Han,
Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 25 (3), pp. 28 (2023) - Eliminating Air Bubble in Microfluidic Systems Utilizing Integrated In-Line Sloped Microstructures
C. Huang, J. A. Wippold, D. Stratis-Cullum, and A. Han,
Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 22: 77 (2020) - Enhancing Droplet Transition Capabilities using Sloped Microfluidic Channel Geometry for Stable Droplet Operation
J. A. Wippold, C. Huang, D. Stratis-Cullum, and A. Han,
Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 22, 15 (2020) - A Large-scale On-Chip Droplet Incubation Chamber Enables Equal Microbial Culture Time
J. Dai, H. S. Kim, A. R. Guzman, W. -B. Shim, and A. Han,
RSC Advances, Vol. 6, pp. 20516-20519 (2016) - A Three-dimensional Electrode for Highly Efficient Electrocoalescence-based Droplet Merging
A. R. Guzman, H. S. Kim, P. de Figueiredo, and A. Han,
Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 17, pp. 1-9 (2015)
Developing New Materials or Alternative Manufacturing Methods
Exploring novel materials or material manufacturing methods using the power of microfluidics
Selected Project/Publications
- Microfluidic Dielectrophoretic Method Enables On-Demand Spatial Arrangement of Bacteria-Encapsulated Agarose Gel Microparticles
J. Dai, C. Huang, H. Zhang, R. Samuel, Y. Li, A. Jayaraman, P. de Figueiredo, and A. Han,
Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 94 (38), pp. 13197-13204 (2022) - ZrO2/ZnO/TiO2 Nanocomposite Coatings on Stainless Steel for Improved Corrosion Resistance, Biocompatibility
M. Lee, S. -I. Han, C. Kim, S. Velumani, A. Han, A. H. Kassiba, and H. Castaneda,
Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 13, 13801-13811 (2022) - Generalizing Hydrogel Microparticles into a New Class of Bioinks for Extrusion Bioprinting
S. Xin, K. A. Deo, J. Dai, N. K. R. Pandian, D. Chimene, R. Moebius, A. Jain, A. Han, A. K. Gaharwar, D. L. Alge,
Science Advances, Vol. 7 (42), eabk3087(2021) - Creating Physicochemical Gradients in Modular Microporous Annealed Particle Hydrogels via a Microfluidic Method
77S. Xin, J. Dai, C. A. Gregory, A. Han, D. L. Alge,
Advanced Functional Material, 1907102 (2019)