microelectromechanical systems research
Transnational environmental crime has become an exponential driver of species extinction.
In response to growing wealth in emerging economies, the illegal wildlife and timber trade
market now measures in the billions of dollars. Our goal is to enable an automated DNA test
for qualitative identification of a target species at port or border crossing. This device is
based on the Anisotropic Ratchet Conveyor technology developed in our laboratory and utilizes
custom isothermal DNA amplification chemistry to provide a rapid result with minimal sample preparation
Enabling Droplet Functionality on Anisotropic Ratchet Conveyors
HR Holmes, AE Gomez, & KF Böhringer
Micromachines,
8(12) (2017)
Converting vertical vibration of anisotropic ratchet conveyors into horizontal droplet motion
Y Dong, HR Holmes, KF Böhringer
Langmuir
33 (40), 10745-10752 (2017)
Transport velocity of droplets on ratchet conveyors
HR Holmes, KF Böhringer
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
(2017)
Transporting Droplets through Surface Anisotropy
HR Holmes and KF Böhringer