Posters

Caveolin1 (Cav-1) function either as a tumor supressor or as a promoter of metastasis. Overexpresion of cav-1 was correlated with: tumoral grading, proliferration markers (Ki67, p53), serum tumor markers (CEA, CA19.9) and angiogenic markers (VEGF, bFGF).

We present a novel lab-on-a-chip approach for the measurement of the biomolecular interaction of a common model system (IgG – Anti IgG) using a commercial SPR imaging system (IBIS-iSPR, IBIS Technologies b.v., Hengelo, the Netherlands).

A prototype of miniaturized cell lysis device has been developed using a spherically concave transducer, which is capable of lysing bacteria in absence of added chemical denaturants or enzymes and lysing yeast efficiently without any mechanical or enzymatic pretreatment.

We present a sandwich-injection method for controlling discrete sample injection in µ-CE. This method involves four accessory arm channels in which symmetrical potentials are loaded to form a unique parallel electric field distribution to confine the spreading of sample plugs and prevent sample leakage. The virtues of the novel injection technique were demonstrated with numerical models and experiments.

In this study we compare methods for large-scale microarray analysis of protein and RNA level changes in HL-60 cells, responding to differentiation stimuli. Using microarrays we have found, that level of several proteins was either up- or down-regulated after cell differentiation. In some cases there was significant correlation with appropriate genes.

In a worldwide first proscpective phamacogenetic study preliminary results show reduction of adverse drug reactions and hospitilisation stays for geriatric patients after pharmacogenetic testing and medication interaction analysis to fit the medicine to the patient.

We have developed a microfluidic platform for mass sensitive analysis of whole blood that allows fast and reliable Point-of-Care blood typing of the AB0 system requiring small sample volumes. Potential application areas of the microfluidic platform include emergency medical aid, clinics and doctor's surgeries.

Cell chips are developed to continuously monitor mammalian cell population dynamics in a non-invasive manner. In the presented work we describe the design, fabrication and characterization of a lab-on-a-chip for quantitative cell analysis.

Microfabricated biochips are developed to continuously monitor cell population dynamics in a non-invasive manner. In the presented work we describe the novel combination of contact-less dielectric microsensors and microfluidics to promote biofilm formation for quantitative cell analysis.