Lab-on-a-chip

An award-winning Vanderbilt School of Engineering researcher will work with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka on development and testing of a lab-on-a-chip device for isolation and concentration of e-coli bacteria. Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Justus Ndukaife has used plasmonics to develop a new kind of nanotweezers that can rapidly… Read More

Dongqing Li — an international leader in “lab-on-a-chip” biotechnology who is joining Vanderbilt as the new H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering — dreams of creating a miniature, portable laboratory the size of a business card, capable of on-the-scene diagnosis of diseases and rapid detection of biochemical warfare agents. Read More