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Publications

    2017

  1. Andrew C. Madison, Matthew W. Royal, Frederic Vigneault, Liji Chen, Peter B. Griffin, Mark Horowitz, George M. Church, and Richard B. Fair, "Scalable device for automated microbial electroporeation in a digital microfluidic platform," ACS Synthetic Biology vol.6, pp.1701-1709 PDF

  2. R.B. Fair, "Demonstration of Automated Analysis of Multiple Analytes on an Integrated Digital Microfluidic Platform," Clinical Chem. March 15,2017 PDF

  3. J.A. Moore, N. Nemat-Gorgani, A.C. Madison, M.A. Sandahl, S. Punnamaraju, A.E. Eckhardt, M.G. Pollack, F.M Vigneault, G.M. Church, R.B. Fair, M.A. Horowitz and P.B. Griffin, "Automated electrotransformation of E. Coli on a digital microfluidic platform using bioactivated magnetic beads." Biomicrofluidics, vol.11, p.014110 PDF

  4. 2016

  5. A.C. Madison, M.W. Royal, and R.B. Fair "Fluid transport in partially shielded electrowetting on dielectric digital microfluidic device" J. Microelectromechanical Sys., vol.25, 593-605 PDF

  6. 2015

  7. L. Chen and R.B. Fair "Digital microfluidics chip with integrated intra-droplet magnetic bead manipulation" Microfluid Nanofluid, published online 24 September, 2015, Print: vol.19, No.6, pp.1335-1348, Dec,2015 PDF

  8. 2013

  9. K. Hu, B.-N. Hsu, A. Madison, K. Chakrabarty and R. Fair "Fault Detection, Real-Time Error Recovery, and Experimental Demonstration for Digital Microfluidic Biochips" Monitoring Active Filters under Automotive Aging Scenarios with Embedded Instrument, pp. 559-564, 2013 PDF

  10. A. Madison, M. Royal, R. Fair, M. Sandahl, J. Harrington, S. Punnamaraju, A. Eckhardt, A. Sudarsan, and M. Pollack, "Software automated genomic engineering (SAGE) enabled by electrowetting-on-dielectric digital microfluidics," MicroTAS 2013, Freiburg, Oct. 2013. PDF

  11. M. W. Royal, N. M. Jokerst and R. B. Fair "Droplet-Based Sensing: Optical Microresonator Sensors Embedded in Digital Electrowetting Microfluidics Systems" IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 13, no. 12, December 2013, pp. 4733-4742 PDF

  12. 2012

  13. L. Luan, M. W. Royal, R. Evans, R. B. Fair and N. M. Jokerst "Chip Scale Optical Microresonator Sensors Integrated With Embedded Thin Film Photodetectors on Electrowetting Digital Microfluidics Platforms" IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2012 PDF

  14. Y.-Y. Lin, E. R. F. Welch and R. B. Fair "Low Voltage Picoliter Droplet Manipulation Utilizing Electrowetting-On-Dielectric Platforms" Sensors and Actuators B, vol. 173, pp. 338-345, 2012 PDF

  15. 2011

  16. E. R. F. Welch, Y.-Y. Lin, A. Madison and R. B. Fair "Picoliter DNA Sequencing Chemistry on an Electrowetting-Based Digital Microfluidic Platform" Biotechnol. J. February, 2011, vol. 6, pp. 165-176 PDF

  17. A. Khlystov, B.-N. Hsu, and R. B. Fair "Development of Digital Microfluidic Impactor,"Proceedings of the 30th Annual American Association for Aerosol Research Conference, Orlando, FL, October 3-7, 2011.

  18. M. W. Royal, R. B. Fair and N. M. Jokerst "Integrated Sample Preparation and Sensing: Microresonator Optical Sensors Embedded in Digital Electrowetting Microfluidics Systems" Sensors, IEEE, October 28-31, 2011, pp. 2050-2053 PDF

  19. D. J. Boles, J. L. Benton, G. J. Siew, M. H. Levy, P. K. Thwar, M. A. Sandahl, J. L. Rouse, L. C. Perkins, A. P. Sudarsan, R. Jalili, V. K. Pamula, V. Srinivasan, R. B. Fair, P. B. Griffin, A. E. Eckhardt and M. G. Pollack "Droplet-Based Pyrosequencing Using Digital Microfluidics" American Chemical Society, Anal. Chem, vol. 83, pp. 8439-8447, 2011 PDF

  20. Electrowetting-Based Microactuation of Droplets for Digital Microfluidics, 2011 Thesis

  21. 2010

  22. K. Chakrabarty, R. B. Fair and J. Zeng "Design Tools for Digital Microfluidic Biochips: Toward Functional Diversification and More than Moore" IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 29, pp. 1001-1017, 2010 PDF

  23. R.B. Fair,"Parallel Processing of Multifunctional, Point-of-Care Bio-Applications on Electrowetting Chips," uTAS 2010, Oct. 3-7 (2010), Groningen, The Netherlands. PDF

  24. Y.-Y. Lin, R. D. Evans, E. Welch, B.-N. Hsu, A. C. Madison and R. B. Fair "Low Voltage Electrowetting-on-dielectric Platform Using Multi-Layer Insulators" Sensors and Actuators B, vol. 150, pp. 465-470, 2010 PDF

  25. 2009

  26. J. H. Song, R. Evans, Y.-Y. Lin, B.-N. Hsu and R. B. Fair "A Scaling Model for Electrowetting-on-dielectric Microfluidic Actuators" Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, July, 2009, vol. 7, issue. 1, pp. 75-89 PDF

  27. R.B. Fair, "The $1000 Genome: Sequencing DNA One Drop at a Time." Microfluidics Symposium, Harvard Medical School, January 15, 2009. PDF

  28. R.B. Fair, "Fundamentals of Droplet Flow in Microfluidics," NATO Advanced Study Institute on Microsystems for Security-Fundamentals and Applications-August 23-September 4, 2009, Golden Dolphin Hotel, Cesme-Izmir, Turkey PDF

  29. R.B. Fair, "Implementation of Fluidic Functions in Digital Microfluidics," NATO Advanced Study Institute on Microsystems for Security-Fundamentals and Applications-August 23-September 4, 2009, Golden Dolphin Hotel, Cesme-Izmir, Turkey PDF

  30. 2008

  31. R.B. Fair, "Reconfigurable digital microfluidic chips for multiple chemical applications", American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, Aug. 20, 2008 PDF

  32. R.B. Fair, J.H. Song, R.D. Evans, Y-T Lin, B-N Hsu, "Scaling EWD Actuators for Picoliter Applications," 6th Inter. Meeting on Electrowetting, Los Angeles, Aug. 21, 2008. PDF

  33. R.B. Fair, "Progress in Reconfigurable Microfluidic Systems for Evolvable Biochips." 8th International Conf. Evolvable Systems, Prague, Sept. 21, 2008. (Keynote) PDF

  34. 2007

  35. R. Evans, L. Luan, N. M. Jokerst and R. B. Fair "Optical Detection Heterogeneously Integrated with a Coplanar Digital Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Platform" IEEE Sensors Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 28-31, 2007, pp. 423-426 PDF

  36. R. B. Fair, A. Khlystov, T. D. Tailor, V. Ivanov, R. D. Evans, V. Srinivasan, V. K. Pamula, M. G. Pollack, P. B. Griffin and J. Zhou "Chemical and Biological Applications of Digital-Microfluidic Devices" IEEE Design & Test of Computers, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 10-24, 2007 PDF

  37. R. B. Fair "Digital Microfluidics: Is a True Lab-on-a-chip Possible?" Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, vol.3, Issue 3, pp. 245-281, June 2007 PDF

  38. R.B. Fair, "Digital Microfluidic Biochips," Materials Research Society, Boston, Nov. 27, 2007 PDF

  39. Y. Ma, A. Khlystov, V. Ivanov, R.B. Fair, "Digital Microfluidic Impactor for Determination of Sulfate in Ambient Aerosol," Inter. Aerosol Conf., St. Paul. MN, Sept. 15, 2006. PDF

  40. J. Zhou, L. Lu, K. Byrapogu, D. M. Wootton, P. I. Lelkes and R. Fair "Electrowetting-Based Multi-Microfluidics Array Printing of High Resolution Tissue Construct with Embedded Cells and Growth Factors" Virtual and Physical Prototyping, December, 2007, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 217-223 PDF

  41. 2006

  42. F. Su, K. Chakrabarty and R. B. Fair "Microfluidics-Based Biochips: Technology Issues, Implementation Platforms, and Design-Automation Challenges" IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design Of Integrated Circuits and Systems, February, 2006, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 211-223 PDF

  43. Adaptive Hot-Spot Cooling of Integrated Circuits Using Digital Microfluidics, 2006 Thesis

  44. 2005

  45. V. K. Pamula, V. Srinivasan, H. Chakrapani, R. B. Fair and E.J. Toone "A Droplet-Based Lab-On-A-Chip for Colorimetric Detection of Nitroaromatic Explosives" Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEM 18th IEEE International Conference, 30 Jan.-3 Feb. 2005, pp. 722-725 PDF

  46. A Digital Microfluidic Lab-On-A-Chip Clinical Diagnostic Applications, 2005 Thesis

  47. 2004

  48. H. Ren, R. B. Fair and M. G. Pollack "Automated on-chip droplet dispensing with volume control by electro-wetting actuation and capacitance metering" Sensors and Actuators B, vol. 98, Issues 2-3, pp. 319-327, March 2004 PDF

  49. T. Zhang, K. Chakrabarty and R. B. Fair "Behavioral Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Microelectrofluidics-Based PCR Systems Using SystemC" Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions, June, 2004, vol. 23, issue. 6, pp. 843-858 PDF

  50. R. B. Fair, A. Khlystov, V. Srinivasan, V. K. Pamula and K. N. Weaver "Integrated Chemical/Biochemical Sample Collection, Pre-Concentration, and Analysis on a Digital Microfluidic Lab-On-A-Chip Platform" Lab-on-a-chip: Platforms, Devices, And Applications, vol. 5591, pp. 113-124, 2004 PDF

  51. V. Srinivasan, V. K. Pamula and R. B. Fair "Droplet-based microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for glucose detection" Analytica Chimica Acta, vol. 507, pp. 145-150, 2004 PDF

  52. V. Srinivasan, V. Pamula, P. Paik and R. Fair "Protein Stamping for Maldi Mass Spectrometry Using an Electrowetting-Based Microfluidic Platform" Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2004, vol. 5591, pp. 26-32 PDF

  53. V. Srinivasan, V. Pamula, P. Paik and R. Fair "Protein Stamping for Maldi Mass Spectrometry Using an Electrowetting-Based Microfluidic Platform" Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2004, vol. 5591, pp. 26-32 PDF

  54. 2003

  55. V. Srinivasan, V. Pamula, M. Pollack and R. Fair "A Digital Microfluidic Biosensor for Multianalyte Detection" Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, IEEE The Sixteenth Annual International Conference, Kyoto, Jan 19-23, 2003, pp. 327-330 PDF

  56. H. Ren, V. Srinivasan and R. B. Fair "Design and testing of an interpolating mixing architecture for electrowetting-based droplet-on-chip chemical dilution" Transducers, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 12th International Conference, June 8-12, 2003, vol. 1, pp. 619-622 PDF

  57. V. Srinivasan, V. Pamula, K. D. Rao, M. Pollack, J. Izatt and R. Fair "3-D Imaging of Moving Droplets for Microfluidics Using Optical Coherence Tomography" 7th lnternational Conference on Miniaturized Chemical and Biochemical Analysts Systems, October 5-9, 2003, Squaw Valley, CA, pp. 1303-1306 PDF

  58. P. Paik, V. K. Pamula and R. B. Fair "Rapid Droplet Mixers for Digital Microfluidic Systems" Lab on a Chip, vol. 3, pp. 253-259, 2003 PDF

  59. 2002

  60. M. G. Pollack, A. D. Shenderov and R. B. Fair "Electrowetting-Based Actuation of Droplets for Integrated Microfluidics" Lab Chip, May 2002, vol. 2, pp. 96-101 PDF

  61. H. Ren and R. B. Fair "Micro/Nano Liter Droplet Formation and Dispensing by Capacitance Metering and Electrowetting Actuation" IEEE-NANO, August 28, 2002, pp. 369-372 PDF

  62. H. Ren, R. B. Fair, M. G. Pollack and E. J. Shaughnessy "Dynamics of Electro-wetting Droplet Transport" Sensors and Actuators B, vol. 87, pp. 201-206, 2002 PDF

  63. 2001

  64. R. B. Fair, M. G. Pollack, R. Woo, V. K. Pamula, R. Hong, T. Zhang and J. Venkatraman "A Micro-Watt Metal-Insulator-Solution-Transport (MIST) Device for Scalable Digital Bio-Microfluidic Systems" Electron Devices Meeting, 2001. IEDM 01, Technical Digest, International, December 2-5, 2001, pp. 16.4.1 - 16.4.4 PDF

  65. J. Ding, K. Chakrabarty and R. B. Fair "Scheduling of Microfluidic Operations for Reconfigurable Two-Dimensional Electrowetting Arrays" IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 20, pp. 1463-1468, December, 2001 PDF

  66. V. K. Pamula, P. Y. Paik, J. Venkatraman, M. G. Pollack and R. B. Fair "Microfluidic Electrowetting-based Droplet Mixing" IEEE Microelectromechanical Systems Conference, pp. 8-10, 2001 PDF

  67. 2000

  68. M. G. Pollack, R. B. Fair and A. D. Shenderov "Electrowetting-based Actuation of Liquid Droplets for Microfluidic Applications" Applied Physics Letters, vol. 77, no. 11, September 2000 PDF