Microfluidic polymerase chain reaction (2008)
Maltezos, George, Gomez, Alvaro, Zhong, Jiang, Gomez, Frank A., Scherer, Axel
We implement microfluidic technology to miniaturize a thermal cycling system for amplifying DNA fragments. By using a microfluidic thermal heat exchanger to cool a Peltier junction, we have...
Microfluidic polymerase chain reaction (2008)
Maltezos, George, Gomez, Alvaro, Zhong, Jiang, Gomez, Frank A., Scherer, Axel
We implement microfluidic technology to miniaturize a thermal cycling system for amplifying DNA fragments. By using a microfluidic thermal heat exchanger to cool a Peltier junction, we have...
Using volume holograms to search digital databases (2007)
Geoffrey W. Burr, George Maltezos, Felix Grawert, Sebastian Kobras, Holger Hanssen, Hans Coufal
Holographic data storage offers the potential for simultaneous search of an entire database by performing multiple optical correlations between stored data pages and a search argument [1, 2]. This...
Electrical microfluidic pressure gauge for elastomer microelectromechanical systems (2007)
Kartalov, Emil P., Maltezos, George, Anderson, W. French, Taylor, Clive R., Scherer, Axel
We report on an electrical microfluidic pressure gauge. A polydimethylsiloxane microvalve closes at a characteristic applied pressure determined by the material's properties and the valve's...
Design and fabrication of chemically robust three-dimensional microfluidic valves (2007)
Maltezos, George, Garcia, Erika, Hanrahan, Grady, Gomez, Frank A., Vyawhare, Saurabh, Van Dam, R. Michael, ...
A current problem in microfluidics is that poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), used to fabricate many microfluidic devices, is not compatible with most organic solvents. Fluorinated compounds are more...
Replication of three-dimensional valves from printed wax molds (2007)
Maltezos, George, Johnston, Matthew, Maltezos, Dimitrios G., Scherer, Axel
We describe microfluidic vias, channels and valves fabricated by replication molding of polydimethylsilicone (PDMS) into printed wax molds. Additionally we show how completely polymer embedded...
Surface plasmon enhanced bright light emission from InGaN/GaN (2007)
Okamoto, Koichi, Niki, Isamu, Shvartser, Alexander, Maltezos, George, Narukawa, Yukio, Mukai, Takashi, ...
Evaporative cooling in microfluidic channels (2006)
Maltezos, George, Rajagopal, Aditya, Scherer, Axel
Evaporative cooling is an effective and energy efficient way to rapidly remove heat from a system. Specifically, evaporative cooling in microfluidic channels can provide a cost-effective solution for...
Thermal management in microfluidics using micro-Peltier junctions (2005)
Maltezos, George, Johnston, Matthew, Scherer, Axel
We report refrigeration and heating of nanoliter fluid volumes with micro-Peltier junctions. The temperature of small liquid reservoirs can be rapidly changed and controlled within a range between -3...