Mei He's Biography

Mei He, Assistant Professor, University of Kansas and Chief Science Officer, Clara Biotech

Dr. He received her PhD degree at University of Alberta and completed her postdoctoral research training at University of California, Berkeley. From 2012 to 2013, she was a senior scientist studying early cancer diagnosis at the University of Kansas Medical Center/ Cancer Center. Currently, she is an assistant professor at University of Kansas. Her research expertise is centered on nano-scale integration of biomaterials and bioengineering approaches through Lab-on-Chip devices for cancer diagnosis, personalized medicine and global healthcare.

3D Microfluidic Mixer for Rapid Smartphone-based Diagnosis of Anemia

Wednesday, 28 September 2016 at 08:30

Add to Calendar ▼2016-09-28 08:30:002016-09-28 09:30:00Europe/London3D Microfluidic Mixer for Rapid Smartphone-based Diagnosis of AnemiaSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com

Clinical diagnosis requiring a central facility and site visits can be burdensome for patients in resource-limited or rural areas. Therefore, development of a low-cost microfluidic chip that utilizes smartphone data collection and transmission would beneficially enable disease self-management and point-of-care diagnosis. We demonstrated 3D simulation-guided printing for fabricating micro-, millifluidic mixers, which allows rapid study and testing of various geometries in lab-on-a-chip devices. Combined with smartphone, a 3D printed microfluidic mixer for auto-mixing of reagents via capillary force has been implemented, for measuring hemoglobin levels in finger-prick blood. Self-diagnosis of anemia has been successfully demonstrated using smartphone detection, showing consistent results with clinical measurements. Capable of 3D fabrication flexibility and smartphone compatibility, this work presents a novel diagnostic strategy for advancing personalized medicine and disease management.

Add to Calendar ▼2016-09-26 00:00:002016-09-28 00:00:00Europe/LondonLab-on-a-Chip and Microfluidics: Emerging Themes, Technologies and ApplicationsSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com

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