Albert Folch

Gray-scale photolithography using microfluidic photomasks.

Biology on a chip: microfabrication for studying the behavior of cultured cells.

Combinatorial mixing of microfluidic streams.

"Microcanals" for micropipette access to single cells in microfluidic environments.

Differentiation-on-a-chip: a microfluidic platform for long-term cell culture studies.

Large-scale single-cell trapping and imaging using microwell arrays.

Automated identification of axonal growth cones in time-lapse image sequences.

Parallel mixing of photolithographically defined nanoliter volumes using elastomeric microvalve arrays.

Integration of topographical and biochemical cues by axons during growth on microfabricated 3-D substrates.

Local induction of acetylcholine receptor clustering in myotube cultures using microfluidic application of agrin.

A nanofabricated planar aperture as a mimic of the nerve-muscle contact during synaptogenesis.

Measurement of cell migration in response to an evolving radial chemokine gradient triggered by a microvalve.

A high-performance elastomeric patch clamp chip.

Long-term micropatterned cell cultures in heterogeneous microfluidic environments.

Objective quantification of acetylcholine receptor aggregation using fast Fourier transforms.

Long-term microfluidic cultures of myotube microarrays for high-throughput focal stimulation.

Development of a microfluidic device for determination of cell osmotic behavior and membrane transport properties.

Biomolecular gradients in cell culture systems.

The RecQ helicase WRN is required for normal replication fork progression after DNA damage or replication fork arrest.

Localized acetylcholine receptor clustering dynamics in response to microfluidic focal stimulation with agrin.

A multi-purpose microfluidic perfusion system with combinatorial choice of inputs, mixtures, gradient patterns, and flow rates.

Microfluidic-assisted analysis of replicating DNA molecules.

A new method for studying gradient-induced neutrophil desensitization based on an open microfluidic chamber.

Analyzing hydrological sustainability through water balance.

Extensive adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation of patterned human mesenchymal stem cells in a microfluidic device.

Large-scale investigation of the olfactory receptor space using a microfluidic microwell array.

A helical flow, circular microreactor for separating and enriching "smart" polymer-antibody capture reagents.

A neuron-benign microfluidic gradient generator for studying the response of mammalian neurons towards axon guidance factors.

Design and dynamic characterization of "single-stroke" peristaltic PDMS micropumps.

Indium-tin oxide coated microfabricated device for the injection of a single cell into a fused silica capillary for chemical cytometry.

A microfluidic platform for generation of sharp gradients in open-access culture.

A modular cell culture device for generating arrays of gradients using stacked microfluidic flows.