Bioparticle Separation in Microfluidic Devices for in-Line Application

There was an explosive growth in the bioprocess industry market during the last decade. The tight control of these processes is often very critical in order to optimize the process efficiency or even achieve the right product. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) system is a good option for process monitoring and controlling, since it has already been...

Exploiting and exploring microtubules and kinesin motor proteins in nanofabricated devices

This thesis describes experimental work at the interface of nanotechnology and biology. We combine fabrication techniques from nanotechnology with motor proteins from the biological cell. Motor proteins are fascinating protein complexes with nanometer dimensions that are involved in force generation and motion inside cells. One intriguing...

Conductivity detection for application in capillary electrophoresis microchips