Research Interests for Richard B. Fair

Microfluidic systems for lab-on-a-chip applications based on electrowetting technology. We are primarily focused on applications, such as a chip that extracts, purifies and amplifies the nucleic acid of sparse pathogens in blood for diagnosing sepsis, a chip to perform DNA sequencing by synthesis, a chip for editing the genomes of cells by transfecting synthetic DNA into the cells, and a chip for collecting and analyzing inorganic particles in air.

Keywords:

Semiconductor devices, circuits, and processes, Microfluidic systems, Biomedical applications of lab-on-a-chip

Recent Publications

1. R. B. Fair and M. A. Shannon and O. K. Tan and O. Geschke and C. H. Ahn and O. Kaynak and M. J. Vellekoop, Introduction for the special issue on sensors for microfluidic analysis systems, Ieee Sensors Journal, vol. 8 no. 5-6 (2008), pp. 427 -- 429, ISSN 1530-437X
2. L. Luan and R. D. Evans and N. M. Jokerst and R. B. Fair, Integrated optical sensor in a digital microfluidic platform, Ieee Sensors Journal, vol. 8 no. 5-6 (2008), pp. 628 -- 635, ISSN 1530-437X [abs]
3. R. B. Fair, Digital microfluidics: is a true lab-on-a-chip possible?, Microfluidics And Nanofluidics, vol. 3 no. 3 (June, 2007), pp. 245 -- 281, ISSN 1613-4982 [abs]
4. R.B. Fair, Digital Microfluidics: is a true lab-on-a-chip possible?, J. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, vol. 3 no. 3 (2007), pp. 245-281 [abs]
5. R.B. Fair, A. Khylstov, T.D. Tailor, V. Ivanov, R.D. Evans, V.Srinivasan, V.K. Pamula, M.G. Pollack, P.B. Griffin, J. Zhou, Chemical and Biological Applications of Digital Microfluidic Devices, IEEE Design and Test of Computers, vol. 25 (2007), pp. 211-223 [abs]