Guest Speaker: Prof. Wei Xueyong
Head, School of Instrument Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Prof. Wei obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham in 2009. He then worked in the University of Cambridge as research associate before joined Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2012. Currently, he is the head of School of Instrument Science and Technology and the leader of Shaanxi Innovation Team on Micro/Nano Sensing and Measurement Technology. His research interests include MEMS sensors, Microfluidics and Instrumentation. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers and has delivered over 50 invited talks.
Prof. Wei is a Senior Member of IEEE, Senior Member of China Instrument and Control Society. He won the FK Bannister Prize of University of Birmingham (2009), Young Scientist Award of Microsystems & Nanoengineering Summit (2017), First Prize of Shaanxi Provincial Science & Technology Advancement Award (2019), and Second Prize of National Science & Technology Advancement Award (2020). He serves as the Associate Editor of Microsystems & Nanoengineering and the Section Executive Editor-in-Chief of Engineering, an international journal launched by Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2015. He has also served as session chair, organization chair of many several home and international conferences.
Abstract
Microfluidic technology is an outstanding technical achievement of 21st-century. It can precisely control and manipulate a small amount of fluid or microparticles in the fluids. It is a multidisciplinary subject involving engineering, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, and nanotechnology and accordingly different applications have been developed like drug delivery, cancer treatment, cell sorting and so on. Integrating different energy fields like electrical, optical and acoustic onto lab-on-a-chip platforms provides more possibilities for control and manipulation, and hence has opened many new frontiers in microfluidics. Particularly, the acoustic microfluidics as an important tool has been used in various biology, engineering and medical applications. In this talk, I will introduce our recent work of applying acoustic wave into microfluidic channel to enhance microdroplets formation, to manipulate microparticles, and to sort virus and so on. Other related issues will also be discussed.
