F - BioMEMS and Microbioreactors / Medical and Biological Devices

F-1

Microdroplet Bioreactors as an Analytical Tool for Cell-based Assays
Ansgar Huebner, University of Cambridge

F-2

Study of PECVD Silicon Carbide Films and Their BioMEMS
Bangtao Chen, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

F-3

DPD Simulation of a Bio-Inspired Swimming Nanorobot in Blood Microvessels
B. Izadi, Modarres University

F-4

Two-Step Gene Synthesis on a Chip
Mo Chao Huang, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

F-5

Microfluidic Culture Platforms for Compartmentalized Neuronal Cell Culture
Phil Gaughwin, Genome Institute of Singapore

F-6

Thermal Analysis of Cell Electrorotation Chip
Guolin Xu, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

F-7

PDMS Viscometer for Microliter Newtonian Fluid
Zuoyan Han, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

F-8

Large Distance Liquid Pumping in a Microfluidic Device for the Delivery of Cells and Reagents by AC Electro-Osmosis
Daniel Lee, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

F-9

Surface Modified Titanium Implants: In Vitro Response of Primary Human Osteoblast and Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Lertrit Sarinnaphakorn, King's College London Dental Institute

F-10

The Medical Application for the Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Modified Transistor Device
Sai Li, Nanyang Technological University

F-11

Detection of Carbon Monoxide Present in the Blood Stream Using the UVC Pulse Oximeter
R. Krithikka, Anna University

F-12

Condensation Reduction in Breathing Facial Masks
S. H. Cheong, Kumoh National Institute of Technology

F-13

High Gradient Magnetic Cell Separation in a Microfluidic Chip
Guolin Xu, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

F-14

Continuous Noninvasive Blood Pressure Measurement by Pulse Transmission Time
Yan Chen, Nanyang Technological University

F-15

Dielectrophoretic Cell Separation Under Continuous Flow in a 3-D Capacitor Chip
Poh Lam Ong, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

F-16

Peroxidase-Catalyzed Cell-Encapsulation in Subsieve-Size Alginate Capsules (<100µm) in Water-Immiscible Fluid Dissolving H₂O₂
Shinji Sakai, Kyushu University

G - Biomimetic and Self-Assembled Materials

G-1

Production of Biosurfactant Using Microbial Isolates from Soil and Product Purification
Mohammad Fazaelipoor, Kerman University

G-2

Adsorption Studies on Myoglobin Through Perturbation in Local solvent Environment
M. Lakshmanan, CLRI Chennai

G-3

Hydrophilic Biopolymer Mediated Enhancement of Lung Surfactant Adsorption
Patrick C. Stenger, University of California Santa Barbara

G-4

Modulation of Self Assembly of a Protein Molecular Carrier
Sierin Lim, University of California Irvine

G-5

Modification of Poly (L-Lactic Acid) Nanofibers with Type I Collagen for Enhancement of Nerve Regulation
Hui Shan Koh, National University of Singapore

G-6

Two-Dimensional Growth of Diatom Cells on Self-Assembled Monolayers
Kazuo Umemura, Musashi Institute of Technology; Kamashita Planning

G-7

Biocompatible Interface by Brush Structured Phospholipid Polymers
Tatsuro Goda, University of Tokyo

G-8

Self-Assembled Polymersomes as Nanoreactors in Biotechnology and as Diagnostic Tools in Therapeutics
Madhavan Nallani, Radboud University Nijmegen

H - Cell and Tissue Engineering

H-1

Novel Cell Culture Supplements for Sustained High Level of Hepatocyte Functions in Culture
Ser Mien Chia, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

H-2

Baculovirus as a Novel Gene Delivery Vector for Bone Tissue Engineering
Ching-Kung Chuang, National Tsing Hua University

H-3

Bone Tissue Engineering: A Lab-Based and Review-Supported Analysis of the Progress and Promise
Chinmay Girish Kukade, Birla Institute of Technology

H-4

GFAP as a Biomarker for Screening Anti-Fibrotic Compounds
Chunyan Zhang, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

H-5

Cells in Microfluidic Channels for Drug Testing
Danny van Noort, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

H-6

>Rapid Engineering of Multi-Cellular Aggregates with a Novel Biocompatible Polymer for Anchorage-Dependent Mammalian Cell Culture
Deqiang Zhao, NUS/IBN

H-7

Surface Modification of Bulky Tissue Engineering Scaffold Through Gamma Irradiation
Feng Wen, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

H-8

Upregulation of Early Antigen Presentation Molecules (CIITA, CD74, RTI-B, Cat S) in Activated HSCs Upon Treatment with IFN-γ
Gunter Maubach, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

H-9

Novel Biomaterials for Skeletal Tissue Regeneration
Hala Zreiqat, University of Sydney

H-10

Comparison of Promoter Activities for Efficient Transgene Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Jieming Zeng, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

H-11

Capillary Electrophoresis with Laser Induced Fluorescence (CE-LIF) for Sensitive Detection of Phase I and II Metabolic Functions in Hepatocytes
Jing Zhang, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

H-12

Novel Intra-Tissue Perfusion System for Culturing Thick Liver Slices
Yuet Mei Khong, NUS/IBN

H-13

Transient Inter-Cellular Polymeric Linker for 3-D Cell Culture
Siew Min Ong, NUS/IBN

H-14

Maintaining 3-D Cellular Phenotypes in Microfluidic Channels
Yi Chin Toh, NUS/IBN

H-15

A Micro-Fabricated Collagen Free Sandwich Hepatocyte Culture for Drug Screening Application
Shufang Zhang, NUS/IBN

J - Biosensors and Molecular Diagnostics

J-1

Design and Fabrication of Aptasensors for Narcotic Detection
Aaron Rowe, University of California Santa Barbara, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

J-2

Carboxylic Acid Functionalized Polyethyleneoxythiphenes (PEDOTs): Syntheses, Characterization and Electronic Performance
Emril Ali, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

J-3

Enhanced Locomotion of Caenorhabditis Elegans in Structured Microfluidic Environments
Hyejin Hwang, Ewha Womans University

J-4

Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Poly(EDOT-NTCDI)s: A Series of Conducting Polymer-DNA Intercalator Hybrid Materials
Natalia Tansil, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

J-5

Electropolymerization of Uniform, Thin, Biocompatible, and Functionalized Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Films in Aqueous Solution for Biosensor Applications
Shyh Chyang Luo, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

J-6

Fabrication of Hydrophilic Microfluidic Chip with Ultraviolet Ray (UV)-Cured Polymer
So Hyun Kim, Ewha Womans University

J-7

A Microfluidic Platform for Implementing Molecular Logic Gate with Fluorescent Chemosensors
Song-Zi Kou, Ewha Womans University

J-8

Enzyme Detection by Coupling Porous Silicon Based Optical Sensors with In Situ Electrochemistry
Daniel Blackwood, National University of Singapore

J-9

Biotinylated Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxthiphene)s (PEDOTs) Thin Film
Hong Xie, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

J-10

In Situ Quartz Crystal Microbalance Studies of Multi-Layer Glucagon Fibrillation as the Solid-Liquid Interface
Mads Brun Hovgaard, University of Aarhus

J-11

Carbon Nanotube Synthesis by Liquid Arc-Discharge Based as Biosensors
Mohsen Jahanshahi, Noshirvani Mazandaran Technical University

K - Biological and Biomedical Imaging

K-1

Robust Extraction of Intracranial Tissues and Tumor Segmentation Using Unsupervised Clustering Algorithm and Genetic Algorithm of Brain MR Images
A. L. Raja, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College

K-2

Automated Quantification of Fluorescence Labeled Subcellular Organelles in Degenerative Drosophila Neurons
Saravana Kumar, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

K-3

Extended Kalman Smoother for Tracking Tremor Frequency
V. Tamilselvi, R. M. K. Engineering College

K-4

Molecular Imaging of Retinal Glia in Transgenic Mice
Gideon Ho, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

K-5

Pathway Switching and Hijacking in Intracellular Trafficking: Using Novel Live Imaging Probes to Trace Lipid Pathways in Fly and Mammalian Cells
Esther Lee, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

K-6

Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopic Analysis of a Novel Extracellular Peptide Marker for Sphingolipid Containing Membrane Rafts
Manoj Manna, NUS/IBN

K-7

Biochemical Characterization of a Novel Probe for Imaging the Trafficking of Raft Borne Sphingolipids
Sarita Hebbar, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology