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Microfluidic devices

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Fabrication, Analysis, Application, And Characterization Of Core-Containing Microparticles And Hydrophilic Microfluidic Devices Produced Via The Primary- And In Situ Tertiary-Amine Catalyzed Michael Addition Of Multifunctional Thiols To Multifunctional Acrylates, Christopher O. Bounds Jan 2012

Fabrication, Analysis, Application, And Characterization Of Core-Containing Microparticles And Hydrophilic Microfluidic Devices Produced Via The Primary- And In Situ Tertiary-Amine Catalyzed Michael Addition Of Multifunctional Thiols To Multifunctional Acrylates, Christopher O. Bounds

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The objective of this research was to investigate amine-catalyzed thiol-acrylate chemistry for various novel applications that could fully utilize the untapped potential of this useful and robust chemistry. The use of this chemistry in each application solved a problem, improved on a disadvantage of current technologies, and decreased the level of complexity in association with required time, cost, and/or preparation conditions. The first novel application conceived, applied, and analyzed was in the field of microencapsulation. A novel approach for the preparation of microparticles via a dispersion polymerization using the primary amine-catalyzed addition of a trithiol to a triacrylate was realized …


Genome Analysis: Mutation Analysis Using Near Infrared Laser-Induced Fluorescence (Nir-Lif) And Single Molecule Detection In Microfluidic Devices, Musundi Ben Wabuyele Jan 2003

Genome Analysis: Mutation Analysis Using Near Infrared Laser-Induced Fluorescence (Nir-Lif) And Single Molecule Detection In Microfluidic Devices, Musundi Ben Wabuyele

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

A number of genotyping methods have been developed for mutation analysis, each of which has its own unique advantage. DNA amplification via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) provides an unlimited supply of material for subsequent genetic analysis even in case where only a single copy of the DNA molecule is present in the sample. Research presented in this dissertation first examines the efficiency of in vitro amplification of single copy DNA with subsequent sequencing analysis of PCR product. The PCR products (amplicons) were investigated for possible alteration, distortions or mutations due to the amplification process. The sequencing data for single copy …