Registration

Welcome Address

Q/A Session

Pumpless Handling of Liquid on Wettability-Patterned Surface Microfluidic Platforms
Ranjan Ganguly, Associate Professor, Jadavpur University, India

In this presentation a facile technique of creating wettability-patterned disposable substrates will be discussed; pumpless liquid handling strategies on these are demonstrated at proof-of-concept level, providing a viable technique of sample handling on surface microfluidic platforms.

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Detection of Flowing Bubbles in a Lab-On-A-Chip by Measuring Impedance Fluctuations
Noureddin Yakdi, Research Scholar, Pierre and Marie Curie University, France

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Dilution of Samples using Generalized Mix-Split Steps on a Digital Microfluidic Platform
Bhargab Bhattacharya, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, India

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Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area

A Fully-Printable Paperfluidic Device for Oral Health
Debjani Paul, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

This presentation will discuss how to develop a paperfluidic chip that indicates the user’s oral health from a measurement of saliva pH and the activity of caries-causing organisms in the mouth.

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Paper-based Fluidic Devices: from Fabrication to Assay Quantification
Andres Martinez, Professor, California Polytechnic State University, United States of America

This presentation will describe the development of new methods of fabricating paper-based devices, methods for controlling wicking in paper-based devices and methods for calibrating the results of assays, all of which provide important building blocks for the development of future paper-based diagnostic devices.

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Poster Evaluation

Lunch Break and Networking in Exhibition Area

Droplet based digital microfluidics
Raj Kishora Dash, Assistant Professor , University of Hyderabad, India

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Technology Spotlight:
Recent Developments in Droplet Based Microfluidic Technologies
Ashok Sinha, Technical Applications Specialist, Dolomite Microfluidics

Ultra-Low-Voltage Manipulation of Microdroplets using Electrochemical Redox Process of Smart Polymers
Chang-Hwan Choi, Associate Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology, United States of America

In this talk, the tunable wetting and adhesion properties of the dodecylbenzenesulfonate-doped polypyrrole (PPy(DBS)) polymer will first be presented for ultra-low-voltage (<1V) microdroplet manipulation based on electrochemical redox process. Utilizing the tunable wetting property, a lateral transportation of an organic microdroplet from one PPy(DBS) electrode to another in aqueous solution will then be demonstrated. A vertical capture-release process of an organic microdroplet by utilizing the tunable adhesion of PPy(DBS) surface will also be described.

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Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area

Concentrating Analytes by Suppressing the Coffee Ring Effect in Extreme Conditions.
Dileep Mampallil Augustine, Post Doctoral Research Associate, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

The coffee ring effect is the formation of ring-like heterogeneous residue when a liquid drop containing dispersed solute particles dries on a solid surface. This ubiquitous phenomenon, enhanced on hydrophilic and rough surfaces, is a nuisance in many applications. The presentation highlights that how this effect can be suppressed.

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Microdroplet Technology: Study of Quorum Sensing in Bacteria
Santosh Patil, Principal Scientist, Advinus Therapeutics Ltd, India

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Bovine brucellosis Biosensors – maintaining India’s White Revolution
Malgorzata Baranowska, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

This talk present the detection of Bovine brucellosis antigens using functionalized acoustic hologram structures for the development of low-cost, rapid, sensitive field-based diagnostics in cattle.

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End of First Day of Conference

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The Use of Microfluidic Reactors for the Synthesis of Biomedical Materials
Paul Watts, Distinguished Professor and Research Chair, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

This talk, will present an overview of chemical reactions conducted in the reactors and highlight where the sustainability of processes may be improved. The dedicated microfluidic systems for radiopharmaceutical product and nanoparticle synthesis will also be discussed.

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Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area

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Exploiting Evanescent Waves for Developing Simple Optical Bio(Chemical) Sensors
Soumyo Mukherji, Professor, Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay, India

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Lunch Break and Networking in Exhibition Area

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A Novel Point-of-Care Device for Clinical Diagnostics – A Case Study
Vijay Mathur, Head of R & D, DiaSys Diagnostics India Pvt. Ltd , India

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An Automated, Field-Portable Microscopy Platform For Clinical Diagnostic Applications
Rajesh Srinivasan, Project Associate/Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Science, India

This talk will demonstrate the synergistic use of custom designed optics and microfluidics to develop imaging based point-of-care diagnostic devices. With use of custom designed optofluidics, an automated the labor intensive steps(sample handling and image acquistion) involved in conventional clinical microscopy will also be discussed.

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Human Microphysiological Systems: Organs-on-Chips for In Vitro Efficacy, Safety, and Toxicity Testing
Danilo Tagle, Associate Director, NIH/NCATS, United States of America

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High-throughput Single-Cell Deformability Measurement Technique
Gangadhar Eluru, Research Scholar, Indian Institute Of Science, India

We proposed a technique for high-throughput determination of cellular deformability on a cell to cell basis. This technique’s capability to determine the deformability index was demonstrated on malaria infected red blood cells. The future prospects of this technique as a clinical diagnostic tool are discussed.

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Poster Award Presentation & Vote of Thanks

Coffee Break and End of the Conference