Track One LOACA2016 Agenda

Registration

Opening Address by Dr. Zhiping Wang, Director of Research Programmes and Director of SIMTech Microfluidics Foundry

Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area

Engineered Bacteria to Control Stem Cell Behaviour
Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University Of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Micropatterning for High-throughput Single Cell Capture and Arrangement
Yan Sun, Associate Professor, Beihang University, China

Micro-physiological Models of Human Epithelial Barriers
Qasem Ramadan, Research Scientist , IME, Singapore

Enhance Culture and Control of MSCs and Neurons in Microfluidic Environment
Yilei Zhang, Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, NTU, Singapore

Lunch Break and Networking in Exhibition Area

Single Cell Secretion Analysis Using Integrated Microfluidics
Chia Hung Chen, Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Probing Cell-cell Communication with SERS Immunoprobes and Microfluidic Chip for Drug Discovery
Lei Wu, Student, Southeast University, China

Micropore-arrayed Filter for Rare Cell Separation in Liquid Biopsy
Wei Wang, Associate Professor, Peking University, China

Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area

Deploying Magnetic Fluids in Lab-on-a-Chip Devices
Raju Ramanujan, Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Sequential Trapper for Rare Cell Isolation, Detection and Investigation
Tian Fook Kong, Research Fellow , NTU, Singapore

Some Recent Progress in Elasticity-based Nonlinear Microfluidics
Xia Huanming, Professor, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China

Fine Control of DNA Compaction using Microfluidics
Ciprian Iliescu, Research Scientist, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology A*STAR, Singapore

End of Day One

Registration

Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area

Biocompatible Fluids and Surfactants for Drop Merging in a Teflon Tube
Aishah Prastowo, DPhil student, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Investigation of Droplet Volume Evaporation for Short fault Model in MEDA based Biochips
Vineeta Shukla, PhD scholar, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

Putting Nanoliter Droplets in an Array for High-throughput Assays
Wenbin Du, Professor, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China

Droplet based High-throughput Acoustofuidics
Thomas Franke, Professor, University Of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Lunch, Poster Session & Networking in Exhibit Hall

Advanced Finishing Techniques in Fabricating Precision Mold Insert for Injection Molding of Microfluidics Parts
Guo Jiang, Scientist, Manufacturing Process Division, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), Singapore

Technology Spotlight:
Inkjet Liquid Handling + Automated QC Imaging = Scalability and Traceability
Iain McWilliam, CEO, ArrayJet Ltd

Controlled Loading and Release of on-chip Stored Liquid Agents Through Surface Modified Metal Membrane
Tao Zhang, Scientist, Singapore Institute Of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore

Process Technology Development For Polymer-based Microfluidics Device Manufacturing
Zhenfeng Wang, Team Leader, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore

Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area

PANEL DISCUSSION - “Commercialisation of Microfluidic Technologies and Challenges in Microfluidics Device Manufacturing”

End of Day Two