Other Track AgendasTrack One LOACA2016 | Track Two LOACA2016 |
Monday, 5 December 201608:00 | Registration | 08:55 | Opening Address by Dr. Zhiping Wang, Director of Research Programmes and Director of SIMTech Microfluidics Foundry | | Plenary Session |
| | 09:00 | | 09:45 | | 10:30 | Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area | | T1D1S1: Cell Handling & Analysis |
| | 11:00 | Engineered Bacteria to Control Stem Cell Behaviour Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University Of Glasgow, United Kingdom
| 11:30 | Micropatterning for High-throughput Single Cell Capture and Arrangement Yan Sun, Associate Professor, Beihang University, China
| 12:00 | Micro-physiological Models of Human Epithelial Barriers Qasem Ramadan, Research Scientist , IME, Singapore
| 12:30 | 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
| 13:00 | Lunch Break and Networking in Exhibition Area | | T1D1S2: Cell Handling & Analysis (Continued) |
| | 14:00 | Single Cell Secretion Analysis Using Integrated Microfluidics Chia Hung Chen, Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
| 14:30 | Probing Cell-cell Communication with SERS Immunoprobes and Microfluidic Chip for Drug Discovery Lei Wu, Student, Southeast University, China
| 15:00 | Micropore-arrayed Filter for Rare Cell Separation in Liquid Biopsy Wei Wang, Associate Professor, Peking University, China
| 15:30 | Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area | | T1D1S3: Fluid Control & Manipulation |
| | 16:00 | Deploying Magnetic Fluids in Lab-on-a-Chip Devices Raju Ramanujan, Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
| 16:30 | Sequential Trapper for Rare Cell Isolation, Detection and Investigation Tian Fook Kong, Research Fellow , NTU, Singapore
| 17:00 | Some Recent Progress in Elasticity-based Nonlinear Microfluidics Xia Huanming, Professor, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
| 17:30 | Fine Control of DNA Compaction using Microfluidics Ciprian Iliescu, Research Scientist, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology A*STAR, Singapore
| 18:00 | End of Day One |
Tuesday, 6 December 2016 | Plenary Session |
| | 09:00 | Registration | 09:30 | | 10:30 | Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area | | T1D2S1: Droplet Manipulation |
| | 11:00 | Biocompatible Fluids and Surfactants for Drop Merging in a Teflon Tube Aishah Prastowo, DPhil student, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
| 11:30 | Investigation of Droplet Volume Evaporation for Short fault Model in MEDA based Biochips Vineeta Shukla, PhD scholar, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
| 12:00 | Putting Nanoliter Droplets in an Array for High-throughput Assays Wenbin Du, Professor, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China
| 12:30 | Droplet based High-throughput Acoustofuidics Thomas Franke, Professor, University Of Glasgow, United Kingdom
| 13:00 | Lunch, Poster Session & Networking in Exhibit Hall | | T1D2S2: Microfluidic Manufacturing Techniques |
| | 14:00 | 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
| 14:30 | Technology Spotlight: Inkjet Liquid Handling + Automated QC Imaging = Scalability and Traceability Iain McWilliam, CEO, ArrayJet Ltd
| 15:00 | Controlled Loading and Release of on-chip Stored Liquid Agents Through Surface Modified Metal Membrane Tao Zhang, Scientist, Singapore Institute Of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
| 15:30 | Process Technology Development For Polymer-based Microfluidics Device Manufacturing Zhenfeng Wang, Team Leader, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
| 16:00 | Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area | 16:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION - “Commercialisation of Microfluidic Technologies and Challenges in Microfluidics Device Manufacturing” | 17:00 | End of Day Two |
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