Three intertwined thrusts, built on a shared foundation of programmable microfluidics and micro/nano fabrication — advancing human health and the search for life beyond Earth.
Microsystems for the search for life
Microfluidics enables inexpensive, low-power, portable instruments for biological and chemical detection. We integrate pneumatic actuation, digital microfluidics, and paper-based microfluidics into a single automated, miniaturized, and programmable platform designed to detect biosignatures beyond Earth.
Biomimetic organ chips
Disease modeling and drug testing have long depended on whole animals or dissected tissues, which are costly, variable, and ethically fraught. Our in vitro microphysiological systems reconstruct the essential features of the cornea, glomerulus, and tumor microenvironment, allowing precise control of experimental variables and high-throughput parallel assays that accelerate discovery.
Microsystems for biological & chemical sensing
Molecular diagnostics still require intensive sample preparation and complex instrumentation. We develop capillary-driven, optical, and electrical biosensors that monitor health status from liquid biopsy in real time, advancing digital health toward diagnostic testing that needs no laboratory.
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