Book Chapter
  1. Levent Yobas, "Silicon-Based Microfluidic Systems for Nucleic Acid Analysis", Chapter 16 in VLSI Circuits for Biomedical Applications, Krzysztof Iniewski, June 2008
  2. Sami Franssila, Cristina E. Davis, Michael K. LeVasseur, Zhen Cao and Levent Yobas, "Microfluidics and BioMEMS in Silicon", Chapter 27 in Handbook of Silicon Based MEMS Materials and Technologies, 2015
Journal Articles
2019
  1. Heat transfer time determination based on DNA melting curve analysis Hanliang Zhu, Huanan Li, Haoqing Zhang, Zdenka Fohlerova, Sheng Ni, Jaroslav Klempa, Imrich Gablech, Jaromir Hubalek, Honglong Chang, Levent Yobas & Pavel Neuzil Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 24, 7, (2019) [link]
  2. Conductance Interplay in Ion Concentration Polarization across 1D Nanochannels: Microchannel Surface Shunt and Nanochannel Conductance Zisun Ahmed, Yang Bu and Levent Yobas Analytical Chemistry, (2019) [link]
  3. A nanofluidic memristor based on ion concentration polarization Yang Bu, Zisun Ahmed and Levent Yobas Analyst, 144, 7168, 2019 [link]
  4. Single-Cell Point Constrictions for Reagent-Free High-Throughput Mechanical Lysis and Intact Nuclei Isolation Xiaomin Huang,Xiaoxing Xing,Chun Ning Ng and Levent Yobas Micromachines, 10(7), 488, 2019 [link]
2018
  1. Railing cells along 3D microelectrode tracks for continuous-flow dielectrophoretic sorting Xiaoxing Xing, Chun Ning Ng, Ming Lok Chau, and Levent Yobas Lab Chip, 18, 24 (2018) [link]
  2. Label-Free Multiplexed Electrical Detection of Cancer Markers on a Microchip Featuring an Integrated Fluidic Diode Nanopore Array Lian Duan, and Levent Yobas ACS Nano, 12, 8 (2018) [link]
  3. A Low-backpressure Single-Cell Point Constriction for Cytosolic Delivery based on Rapid Membrane Deformations Xiaoxing Xing, Yueyue Pan, and Levent Yobas Analytical Chemistry, 90, 3 (2018) [link]
2017
  1. Continuous-Flow Electrophoresis of DNA and Proteins in a Two- Dimensional Capillary-Well Sieve Lian Duan, Zhen Cao, and Levent Yobas Analytical Chemistry, 89, 10022 (2017) [PDF]
  2. Mechanical Characterization of Microengineered Epithelial Cysts by Using Atomic Force Microscopy Yusheng Shen, Dongshi Guan, Daniela Serien, Shoji Takeuchi, Penger Tong, Levent Yobas, and Pingbo Huang Biophysical Journal, 112, 398 (2017) [PDF]
  3. On-chip hydrodynamic chromatography of DNA through centimeters-long glass nanocapillaries Lian Duan, and Levent Yobas Analyst, 142, 2191 (2017) [PDF]
2016
  1. Pressure-Driven Chromatographic Separation Modes in Self-Enclosed Integrated Nanocapillaries Lian Duan, Zhen Cao, and Levent Yobas Analytical Chemistry, 88, 11601 (2016) [PDF]
  2. Two-dimensional Hydrodynamic Flow Focusing in a Microfluidic Platform Featuring a Monolithic Integrated Glass Micronozzle Yifan Liu, Yusheng Shen, Lian Duan and Levent Yobas Applied Physics Letters, 109, 144101 (2016) [PDF]
  3. Continuous-Flow Electrokinetic-Assisted Plasmapheresis by Using Three-Dimensional Microelectrodes Featuring Sidewall Undercuts Xiaoxing Xing, Minghao He, Huihe Qiu and Levent Yobas Analytical Chemistry, 88 (10), pp 5197–5204, 2016 [PDF]
  4. Slowing DNA Translocation in a Nanofluidic Field-Effect Transistor Yifan Liu and Levent Yobas ACS Nano, 10 (4), pp 3985–3994, 2016 [PDF]
2015
  1. Microfluidic Emulsification through a Monolithic Integrated Glass Micronozzle Suspended Inside a Flow-Focusing Geometry Yifan Liu and Levent Yobas Applied Physics Letters, vol. 106, 174101, 2015 [PDF]
  2. Dielectrophoretic Isolation of Cells Using 3D Microelectrodes Featuring Castellated Blocks Xiaoxing Xing and Levent Yobas Analyst, vol. 140, no. 10, pp. 3397-3405, 2015 [PDF]
  3. In Vitro Epithelial Organoid Generation Induced by Substrate Nanotopography Yusheng Shen, Youmin, Hou, Shuhuai Yao, Pingbo Huang and Levent Yobas Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/srep09293 [PDF]
  4. Gel-free Electrophoresis of DNA and Proteins on Chips Featuring a 70 nm Capillary–well Motif Zhen Cao and Levent Yobas ACS Nano, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 427-435, 2015 [PDF]
2014
  1. Label-free Specific Detection of Femtomolar Cardiac Troponin using an Integrated Nanoslit Array Fluidic Diode Yifan Liu and Levent Yobas Nano Letters, vol. 14, no. 12, pp. 6983-6990, 2014 [PDF]
  2. Forces acting on a particle in a concentration gradient under an externally applied AC electric field Yuan Luo and Levent Yobas Applied Physics Letter, vol. 105, 094105, 2014 [PDF]
  3. Microfluidic-based Metal Enhanced Fluorescence for Capillary Electrophoresis by Ag Nanorod Arrays Chenyu Xiao*, Zhen Cao*, Junhong Deng, Zhifeng Huang, Zheng Xu, Junxue Fu and Levent Yobas (*equal contribution) Nanotechnology, vol. 25, no. 22, 225502, 2014 [PDF]
  4. Induced Hydraulic Pumping via Integrated Submicrometer Cylindrical Glass Capillaries Zhen Cao and Levent Yobas Electrophoresis, vol. 35, no. 16, pp.2353-2360, 2014 [PDF]
  5. Label-free Enumeration of Colorectal Cancer Cells from Lymphocytes Performed at a High Cell-loading Density by Using Interdigitated Ring-array Microelectrodes Xiaoxing Xing, Randy Y.C. Poon, Cesar S.C. Wong, and Levent Yobas Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol. 61, no. 15, pp.434-442, 2014 [PDF]
  6. Flow-through Electroporation of Mammalian Cells in Decoupled Flow Streams using Microcapillaries Yuan Luo and Levent Yobas Biomicrofluidics, vol. 8, 052101, 2014 [PDF]
  7. Fast DNA Sieving through Submicrometer Cylindrical Glass Capillary Matrix Zhen Cao and Levent Yobas Analytical Chemistry, vol. 86, no. 1, pp.737-743, 2014 [PDF]
  1. Self-formed Cylindrical microcapillaries through surface migration of silicon and their application to single-cell analysis Fan Zeng*, Yuan Luo*, Levent Yobas and ManWong (*equal contribution) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 23, no. 5, 055001, 2013 [PDF]
  2. Label-free Electrical Quantification of Amplified Nucleic Acids through Nanofluidic Diodes Yifan Liu and Levent Yobas Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol. 50, no. 15, pp.278-283, 2013 [PDF]
  3. Microsystems for Cell-based Electrophysiology Levent Yobas Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 23, no. 8, 2013 [PDF]
  4. Microchannel Plate (MCP) Functionalized with Ag Nanorods as a High-porosity Stable SERS Active Membrane Mengying Zhang, Zhen Cao and Levent Yobas Sensors and Actuators B, vol. 184, no. 31, pp.235-242, 2013 [PDF]
  5. Interdigitated 3-D Silicon Ring Microelectrodes for DEP-Based Particle Manipulation Xiaoxing Xing, Mengying Zhang, and Levent Yobas Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 22, no. 2, pp.363-371, 2013 [PDF]
  6. Microchannel plate as a novel bipolar electrode for high-performance enrichment of anions Zhen Cao and Levent Yobas Electrophoresis, vol. 34, no. 14, pp.1991-1997, 2013 [PDF]
  1. Cylindrical Glass Nanocapillaries Patterned via Coarse Lithography (>1μm) for Biomicrofluidic Applications Yifan Liu and Levent Yobas Biomicrofluidics, vol. 6, 046502, 2012 [PDF]
  2. Monolithic Integration of Fine Cylindrical Glass Microcapillaries on Silicon for Electrophoretic separation of Biomolecules Zhen Cao, Kangning Ren, Hongkai Wu, and Levent Yobas Biomicrofluidics, vol. 6, 036501, 2012 [PDF]
  3. Microcapillary-assisted Dielectrophoresis (μC-DEP) for Single-particle Positioning Yuan Luo, Xu Cao, Pingbo Huang, and Levent Yobas Lab on a Chip, vol. 12, pp.4085-4092, 2012 [PDF]
  4. UV-illuminated Dielectrophoresis by Two-Dimensional Electron Gas (2DEG) in AlGaN/GaN Heterojunction Junxue Fu*, Yuan Luo*, Levent Yobas, and Kevin J. Chen (*equal contribution) Physica Status Solidi(a), vol. 209, no. 11, pp.2223-2228, 2012 [PDF]
  5. Microchannel Plate Electro-osmotic Pump Zhen Cao*, Yuan Luo*, Yifan Liu and Levent Yobas (*equal contribution) Microfluidics and Nanofludics, vol. 13, no. 2, pp.279-288, 2012 [PDF]
  1. Localized oblique-angle deposition: Ag nanorods on microstructured surfaces and their SERS characteristics Junxue Fu, Zhen Cao, and Levent Yobas Nanotechnology, vol. 50, no. 22, 505302, 2011 [PDF]
  2. A “microfluidic pinball” for on-chip generation of Layer-by-Layer polyelectrolyte microcapsules Chaitanya Kantak, Sebastian Beyer, Levent Yobas, Tushar Bansala and Dieter Trau Lab on a Chip, vol. 11, no. 6, pp.1030-1035, 2011 [PDF]
  1. Versatile label free biochip for the detection of circulating tumor cells fromperipheral blood in cancer patients Swee Jin Tan, Rumkumar Lalitha Lakshmi, Pengfei Chen, Wan-Teck Lim, Levent Yobas, Chwee Teck Lim Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol. 26, Issue 4, pp.1701-1705, 2010 (Short communication)
  2. Design and fabrication of poly(dimethylsiloxane) arrayed waveguide grating Jack Sheng Kee, Daniel Puiu Poenar, Pavel Neužil, Levent Yobas, and Yu Chen Optics Express, vol. 18, Issue 21, pp.21732-21742, 2010
  3. A simple method for evaluating and predicting chaotic advection in microfluidic slugs Jayaprakash Sivasamy, Zhizhao Che, Teck Neng Wong, Nam-Trung Nguyen, and Levent Yobas Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 65, Issue 19, pp.5382-5391, 2010
  1. Lateral patch-clamping in a standard 1536-well microplate format Kum Cheong Tang , Julien Reboud , Yuan Li Kwok , Shu Ling Peng and Levent Yobas Lab on a Chip, vol. 10, no. 8, pp.1044-1050, 2010
  2. Formation and manipulation of ferrofluid droplets at a microfluidic T-junction Say-Hwa Tan, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Levent Yobas and Tae Goo Kang Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 20, no. 4, 045004, 2010
  3. Reliable addition of reagents into microfluidic droplets Jayaprakash Sivasamy, Yong Cai Chim, Teck-Neng Wong, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Levent Yobas Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, vol. 8, Issue 3, pp.409-416, 2010
  4. The shape of a step structure as a design aspect to control droplet generation in microfluidics S.P.C. Sim, T.G. Kang, L. Yobas, C. Holtze, and D.A. Weitz Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 20, no. 3, 035010, 2009
  5. A self-contained fully-enclosed microfluidic cartridge for lab on a chip Levent Yobas, Lih Feng Cheow, Kum-Cheong Tang, Shien-Eit Yong, Eleana Kye-Zheng Ong, Lionel Wong, William Cheng-Yong Teo, Hongmiao Ji, Siti Rafeah, Chen Yu Biomedical Microdevices, vol. 11, Issue 6, pp.1279-1288, 2009
  6. Preparation of a SERS substrate and its sample-loading method for point-of-use application C. Fang, A. Agarwal, H. Ji, W.Y. Karen, and L. Yobas Nanotechnology, vol. 20, no. 40, 405604, 2009
  7. Microdevice for the isolation and enumeration of cancer cells from blood Swee Jin Tan, Levent Yobas, Gabriel Yew Hoe Lee, Choon Nam Ong, Chwee Teck Lim Biomedical Microdevices, vol. 11, Issue 4, pp.883-892, 2009
  8. Design and fabrication of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) single-mode rib waveguide Jack Sheng Kee, Daniel Puiu Poenar, Pavel Neuzil, and Levent Yobas Optics Express, vol. 17, Issue 14, pp.11739-11746, 2009
  9. Thermally mediated control of liquid microdroplets at a bifurcation Yit-Fatt Yap, Say-Hwa Tan, Nam-Trung Nguyen, S M Sohel Murshed, Teck-Neng Wong and Levent Yobas Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 42, no. 6, 065503, 2009
  10. Microdroplet formation of water and nanofluids in heat-induced microfluidic T-junction S. M. Sohel Murshed, Say Hwa Tan, Nam Trung Nguyen, Teck Neng Wong, Levent Yobas Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, vol. 6, Issue 2, pp.253-259, 2009
  11. Thermally controlled droplet formation in flow focusing geometry: formation regimes and effect of nanoparticle suspension Say-Hwa Tan, S M Sohel Murshed, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Teck Neng Wong and Levent Yobas Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 41, no. 16, 165501, 2008
  12. A disposable planar peristaltic pump for lab-on-a-chip Levent Yobas, Kum-Cheong Tang, Shien-Eit Yong and Eleana Kye-Zheng Ong Lab on a Chip, vol. 8, pp.660-662, 2008
  13. Monolithic integration of poly(dimethylsiloxane) waveguides and microfluidics for on-chip absorbance measurements Jack Sheng Kee, Daniel Puiu Poenar, Pavel Neuzil, Levent Yobas Sensors and Actuators B, vol. 134, Issue 2, pp.532-538, 2008
  14. Silicon-based microfilters for whole blood cell separation Hong Miao Ji, Victor Samper, Yu Chen, Chew Kiat Heng, Tit Meng Lim, Levent Yobas Biomedical Microdevices, vol. 10, Issue 2, pp.251-257, 2008
  15. A Procedure for the Motion of Particle-Encapsulated Droplets in Microchannels Y.F. Yap, J.C. Chai, T.N. Wong, N.T. Nguyen, K.C. Toh, H.Y. Zhang, and L. Yobas Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, vol. 53, Issue 1, pp.59-74, 2008
  16. Self-sealed circular channels for micro-fluidics Ajay Agarwal, Nagarajan Ranganathan, Wee-Liat Ong, Kum Cheong Tang, Levent Yobas Sensors and Actuators A, vol. 142, Issue 1, pp.80-87, 2008
  17. Rapid prototyping of microfluidic systems using a laser-patterned tape L.W. Luo, C.Y. Teo, W.L. Ong, K.C. Tang, L.F. Cheow, and L. Yobas Journal of Micromechanics and MicroengineeringEmail alert RSS feed, vol. 17, no. 12, N107, 2007
  18. Thermally mediated droplet formation in microchannels Nam-Trung Nguyen, Teck-Hui Ting, Yit-Fatt Yap, Teck-Neng Wong, John Chee-Kiong Chai, Wee-Liat Ong, Junlong Zhou, Say-Hwa Tan and Levent Yobas Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, vol. 91, Issue 8, 084102, 2007
  19. Micromixing crowded biological agents by folding slugs through pillars Kum Cheong Tang, Rachmat Multi Wibowo, Dhanjoo N. Ghista, Levent Yobas Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, vol. 128, Issue 1, pp.340-348, 2007
  20. Microfluidic integration of substantially round glass capillaries for lateral patch clamping on chip Wee-Liat Ong, Kum-Cheong Tang, Ajay Agarwal, Ranganathan Nagarajan, Lian-Wee Luo and Levent Yobas Lab on a Chip, vol. 7, pp.1357-1366, 2007
  21. Nucleic acid extraction, amplification, and detection on Si-based microfluidic platforms Levent Yobas, Hongmiao Ji, Wing-Cheong Hui, Yu Chen, Tit-Meng Lim, Chew-Kiat Heng, and Dim-Lee Kwong IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 42, Issue 8, pp.1803-1813, 2007
  22. Experimental and computational analysis of droplet formation in a high-performance flow-focusing geometry Wee-Liat Ong, Jinsong Hua, Baili Zhang, Teng-Yuan Teo, Junlong Zhuo, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Nagarajan Ranganathan, Levent Yobas Sensors and Actuators A, vol. 138, Issue 1, pp.203-212, 2007
  23. Microfluidic systems for extracting nucleic acids for DNA and RNA analysis Wing C. Hui, Levent Yobas, Victor D. Samper, Chew-Kiat Heng, Saxon Liw, Hongmiao Ji, Yu Chen, Lin Cong, Jing Li, Tit Meng Lim Sensors and Actuators A, vol. 133, Issue 2, pp.335-339, 2007
  24. Digital microfluidics: Droplet based logic gates Lih Feng Cheow, Levent Yobas and Dim-Lee Kwong Sensors and Actuators A, vol. 90, Issue 5, 054107, 2007(Featured by “Research Highlights” Nature, 445, 686, 2007)
  25. Buried microfluidic channel for integrated patch-clamping assay Wee-Liat Ong, Jack-Sheng Kee, Agarwal Ajay, Nagarajan Ranganathan, Kum-Cheong Tang and Levent Yobas Sensors and Actuators A, vol. 89, Issue 9, 093902, 2006
  26. Thermally mediated breakup of drops in microchannels Teck Hui Ting, Yit Fatt Yap, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Teck Neng Wong, John Chee Kiong Chai and Levent Yobas Sensors and Actuators A, vol. 89, Issue 23, 234101, 2006
  27. High-performance flow-focusing geometry for spontaneous generation of monodispersed droplets Levent Yobas, Stefan Martens, Wee-Liat Ong and Nagarajan Ranganathana Lab on a Chip, vol. 6, pp.1073-1079, 2006
  28. Evaluation of Bonding between Oxygen Plasma Treated Polydimethyl Siloxane and Passivated Silicon K C Tang, E Liao, W L Ong, J D S Wong, A Agarwal, R Nagarajan and L Yobas Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 34, 2006
  29. A Missing Factor in Chip-based Patch Clamp Assay: Gigaseal Wee-Liat Ong, Levent Yobas and Wei-Yi Ong Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 34, 2006
  30. Precise profile control of 3D lateral junction traps by 2D mask layout and isotropic etching Levent Yobas, Rajnish Kumar Sharma, Ranganathan Nagarajan, Victor D Samper and Priya Sarapna Rajoo Naidu Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 15, no. 2, pp.386-393, 2005
  31. A novel integrable microvalve for refreshable braille display system Levent Yobas, Dominique M. Durand, Gerard G. Skebe, Frederick J. Lisy and Michael A. Huff Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 12, Issue 3, pp.252-263, 2003
  32. A novel bulk micromachined electrostatic microvalve with a curved-compliant structure applicable for a pneumatic tactile display Levent Yobas, Dominique M. Durand, Gerard G. Skebe, Frederick J. Lisy and Michael A. Huff Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 10, Issue 2, pp.187-196, 2001
Conference Articles
  1. Y. Pan*, X. Xing*, L. Duan and L. Yobas (*equal contribution), “Scrape-loading Assisted Intracellular Delivery Via Microconstriction Featuring A Sharp Edge”, The 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, 9-13 October, 2016
  2. L. Duan and L. Yobas, “Protein Purification and Separation Using Integrated Glass Nanocapillaries Under Pressure Driven Conditions”, The 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, 9-13 October, 2016
  3. L. Duan and L. Yobas, “Continuous-flow Biomolecule Separation Through A 2D Periodic Array Based on a Glass Capillary-well Motif”, The 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, 9-13 October, 2016
  4. L. Duan, Z. Cao and L. Yobas, “Pressure Driven Liquid Chromatography in Self-enclosed Glass Microcapillaries Integrated on Silicon”, The 29th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Shanghai, China, January 24 – 28, 2016, pp. 780 - 783
  5. Z. Cao and L. Yobas, “High Performance Sieving of Biomolecules in a Capillary-well Motif”, The 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS 2015), Anchorage, AK, June 21-25, 2015, pp. 452 – 455
  6. Y. Luo and L. Yobas, “3D Silicon Electrodes with Built-In Glass Capillaries for Dielectrophoretic Single-Cell Positioning and Analysis”, The 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS 2015), Anchorage, AK, June 21-25, 2015, pp. 540 – 543
  7. X. Xing and L. Yobas, “Continuous-flow Dielectrophoretic Sorting of Particles via 3D Silicon Electrodes Featuring Castellated Sidewalls”, The 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2015), Estoril, Jan 18-22, 2015, pp. 508 - 511
  8. X. Xing and L. Yobas, “Dielectrophoretic (DEP) Separation of Live/Dead Cells on a Glass Slide Functionalized with Interdigitated 3D Silicon Ring Microelectrodes”, The 27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2014), San Francisco, CA, Jan 26-30, 2014, pp. 951 - 954
  9. Y. Luo, F. Zeng, L. Yobas and M. Wong, “A Novel Fabrication Method of Microcapillaries via Silicon Surface Migration and their Application to Single Cell Analysis”, The 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS & EUROSENSORS XXVII 2013), Barcelona, 16-20 June 2013, pp. 2377 - 2380
  10. Y. Luo and L. Yobas, “Microcapillary-coupled Flow-through AC Electroporation Microdevice”, The 5th International Conference on Advances in Microfluidics & Nanofluidics, Taipei, Taiwan, 2014
  11. C. Xiao, Z. Cao, Z. Huang, Z. Xu, JX. Fu and L. Yobas, “Microfluidic Integration of Plasmonic Applications for Highly Sensitive Bioanalysis”, 17th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS 2013), Freiburg, Germany, 27-31 October 2013, pp. 1511-1513
  12. Z. Cao and L. Yobas, “Self-enclosed Cylindrical Glass Nanocapillary Array for DNA Separation”, The 4th International Conference on Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics (AMN 2013), University of Notre Dame, IN,, USA, 24-26 May 2013
  13. X. Xing and L. Yobas, “DEP-activated Cell Separation by Interdigitated 3-D Silicon Ring Electrodes”, The 4th International Conference on Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics (AMN 2013), University of Notre Dame, IN,, USA, 24-26 May 2013
  14. Y. Liu and L. Yobas, “Stretching DNA in Nanocapillaries Fabricated through Coarse (>1μm) Lithography”, International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISSM), Xiamen, China, 16-19 May 2013
  15. L. Yobas, “Monolithic Integration of Cylindrical Glass Microcapillaries and Their Biomicrofluidic Applications”, The 3rd International Conference on Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics (AMN 2012), Dalian, China, May 23-26, 2012, Invited Lecture (IL-31)
  16. Z. Cao, Y. Luo, J. Fu, K. Ren, H. Wu, and L. Yobas, “Self-sealed glass micro-capillaries for chip-based capillary electrophoresis”, The 4th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISMM), Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, June 10-13, 2012, Abstract: M5-106
  17. X. Xing, M. Zhang, and L. Yobas, “Interdigitated 3D constriction electrodes for DEP-based cell focusing”, The 4th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISMM), Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, June 10-13, 2012, Abstract: T4-296
  18. Y. Luo and L. Yobas, “A novel microcapillary-based dielectrophoresis for single cell positioning and analysis”, The 4th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISMM), Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, June 10-13, 2012, Abstract: T5-298
  19. J. Fu, Z. Cao, and L. Yobas, “Ag nanorods prepared by localized oblique angle deposition as SERS-active substrate”, The 2nd International Conference on Frontiers of Plasmonics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, 2012
  20. L. Trabzon, H. Kizil, L. Yobas, A. Ozbey, M. Yilmaz, M. Cengiz, M. Trabzon, M. Ordu and N. Kaygusuz, “The Effect of Asymmetry on Particle Focusing in Microchannels”, Advanced Materials Research, 2011, Vols. 403-408, pp. 482-485
  21. J. Fu, Z. Cao and L. Yobas, “Ag Nanorods Prepared by Localized Oblique Angle Deposition as SERS-active Substrate”, The 2nd International Conference on Frontiers of Plasmonics (FOP2), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 2011
  22. J. Fu, L. Yobas, and K.J. Chen, “Stealth electrode dielectrophoresis: Microsphere manipulation by patterned 2-Dimensional Electron Gas (2-DEG) in AlGaN/GaN heterostructures”, The 3rd International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISMM), Seoul, Korea, June 2-4, 2011, Abstract: F3-056
  23. Y. Luo, J. Fu, and L. Yobas, “A Patch-clamp Microdevice with Dielectrophoretic (DEP) Cell Guidance”, The 3rd International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISMM), Seoul, Korea, June 2-4, 2011, Abstract: T3-085
  24. J.S. Kee, D.P. Poenar, L. Yobas, and Y. Chen, “Evanescent Field Absorption Spectroscopy on Poly(Dimethylsiloxane) Single-Mode Rib Waveguide Integrated with Microfluidic System”, Proc. 14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2010), Groningen, The Netherlands, Novermber 1-5, 2009, pp. 1256-1258
  25. C. Kantak, L. Yobas, T. Bansal, and D. Trau, “A Microfluidic Pinball for Continuous Generation of Layer-By-Layer Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules”, Proc. 14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2010), Groningen, The Netherlands, Novermber 1-5, 2010, pp. 1091-1093
  26. T. G. Kang, S. P. C. Sim, L. Yobas, and D. Weitz, “Generating droplets at a broad operating range through a flow-focusing geometry with a simple step profile”, Proc. 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2009), Jeju, Korea, Novermber 1-5, 2009, pp. 79-81
  27. J. Reboud, Y.L. Kwok, S.L. Peng, K.C. Tang, and L. Yobas, “A silicon-based microchip with a standard 1536-well format for lateral patch-clamping”, Proc. 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2009), Jeju, Korea, Novermber 1-5, 2009, pp. 381-383
  28. Z. Cao, Y. Luo, J. Fu, K. Ren, H. Wu, and L. Yobas, “Self-sealed glass micro-capillaries for chip-based capillary electrophoresis”, The 4th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISMM), Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, June 10-13, 2012, Abstract: M5-106
  29. L. Yobas, “Bioelectronics – The Next Wave”, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT), Singapore, 28 June – 3 July 2009, Invited talk
  30. PC. Ho, YF. Yap, N. Nguyen, J. Kiong, T. Wong and L. Yobas, “A Numerical Investigation of Thermally Mediated Droplet Formation in a T-Junction”, ASME 2009 7th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, Pohang, South Korea, 22 June-24 June, 2009, pp. 121-129
  31. JS. Kee, DP. Poenar, P. Neuzil and L. Yobas, “Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Waveguides Integrated with Microfluidics for Absorbance Measurement”, PhotonicsGlobal@Singapore, 2008. IPGC 2008. IEEE, Singapore, December 8-11, 2008, pp.1-4
  32. L. Yobas, “Biomicrofluidics & Biosensors”, The 13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBE), Singapore, December 3-6, 2008, pp.96(Invited)
  33. S. J. Tan, L. Yobas, G. Y. H. Lee, C. N. Ong, and C. T. Lim, “Microdevice for trapping circulating tumor cells for cancer diagnostics”, The 13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBE), Singapore, December 3-6, 2008, pp.106
  34. J. Reboud, M. Q .Luong, C. Rosales, and L. Yobas, “Patch-clamping in droplet arrays: Single cell positioning via dielectrophoresis”, The 13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBE), Singapore, December 3-6, 2008, pp.112
  35. Z. Li, S. R. M. Rafeah, L. Xie, M. B.-R. Chew, C. S. Premchandra, H. M. Ji, Y. Chen, L. Yobas, R. Rajoo, K. L. Ong, R. Tan, K. S. H. Lau, V. T. K. Chow, C. K. Heng, K.-H. Teo, “Nucleic acid sample preparation for dengue virus using a chip-based RNA extractor in a self-contained microsystem”, The 13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBE), Singapore, December 3-6, 2008, pp.180
  36. S. J. Tan, L. Yobas, G. Y. H. Lee, C. N. Ong, and C. T. Lim, “Enumarating viable circulating tumor cells for cancer diagnostics”, Proc. 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2008), San Diego, California, USA, October 12-16, 2008, pp. 1178-1180
  37. L. Yobas, S. Rafeah, Z. Li, S.-E. Yong, K.-Z. Ong, K. Lau, V. T. K. Chow, and C. K. Heng, “Dengue RNA extraction in a fully enclosed self-contained lab-on-a-chip (LOC) cartridge”, Proc. 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2008), San Diego, California, USA, October 12-16, 2008, pp. 1099-1101
  38. S. Zhang, L. Yobas, and D. Trau, “A microfluidic device for continuous-flow layer-by-layer encapsulation of droplets with polyelectrolytes”, Proc. 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2008), San Diego, California, USA, October 12-16, 2008, pp. 1402-1404
  39. S. J. Tan, L. Yobas, G. Y. H. Lee, C. N. Ong, and C. T. Lim, “Microdevice for isolating viable circulating tumor cells”, Proceedings of International Conference on Biocomputation, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Technologies, 2008, BIOTECHNO, Bucharest, Romania, June 29 – July 05, 2008, pp. 109-113
  40. J. K. Sheng, D. P. Poenar, and L. Yobas, “Multi-total internal reflection in polydimethylsiloxane microfluidics for enhanced absorbance detection”, Proc. 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2007), Paris, France, October 7-11, 2007, Vol. 2, pp. 1661- 1663
  41. K.-Q. Peng, W.-L. Ong, L. Yobas, and D. Trau, “Continuous-flow layer-by-layer encapsulation with polyelectrolytes through a microfluidic device”, Proc. 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2007), Paris, France, October 7-11, 2007, Vol. 2, pp. 1528-1530
  42. L. Yobas, L. F. Cheow, K.-C. Tang, and C.-Y. Teo, “A disposable magnetic planar peristaltic pump for selfcontained lab-on-a-chip (LOC) cartridge”, Proc. 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2007), Paris, France, October 7-11, 2007, Vol. 1, pp. 685-687
  43. N.-T. Nguyen, T.-H. Ting, Y.-F. Yap, T.-N. Wong, J. C.-K. Chai, W.-L. Ong, J. Zhou, S.-H. Tan, and L. Yobas, “Thermal control of droplet size in microchanels”, Proc. 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2007), Paris, France, October 7-11, 2007, Vol. 2, pp. 1562-1564
  44. W.-L. Ong, L.-W. Luo, A. Ajay, N. Ranganathan, K.-C. Tang, and L. Yobas, “Heat-polishing integrated glass patch capillaries for enhanced gigaseals”, Proc. 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2007), Paris, France, October 7-11, 2007, Vol. 1, pp. 140-142
  45. YF. Yap, JC. Chai, NT. Nguyen, TN. Wong and L. Yobas, “A Procedure for Encapsulation in Microchannel”, Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2007 InterPACK Conference(ASME/JSME 2007), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 8–12, 2007, pp. 417-424
  46. L. Yobas, H. Ji, W. Hui, Y. Chen, T-M. Lim, C-K. Heng, and D-L Kwong, “Nucleic acid extraction, amplification, and detection on Si-based microfluidic platforms”, IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), San Jose, California, USA, September 10-13, 2006, 465-472(Invited)
  47. V. Samper, W.C. Hui, J. Hongmiao, L. Yobas, C. Yu, C.-K. Heng, and T.-M. Lim, “Microfluidic sample preparation for nucleic acid analysis”, Design, Automation, and Test in Europe (DATE), MESSE Munich, Germany, March 6-10, 2006,
  48. A. Agarwal, N. Ranganathan, W.L. Ong, L. Yobas, “Fully circular self-sealed channels for microfluidics”, Eurosensors XX, GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN, 2006,
  49. T. Ting, Y. Yap, N. Nguyen, T. Wong, J. Chai and L. Yobas, “Active Control for Droplet-based Microfluidics”, Smart Materials, Nano-and Micro-Smart Systems, December 27, 2006, pp. 64160E-64160E-6
  50. L. Yobas, H.-M. Ji, Y. Chen, S. Liw, W.C. Hui, S. Rafeah, S.C. Chong, L. Xie, L.-J. Jing, S.-M. Wong, T.- M. Lim, and C.-K. Heng, “Micro-Extraction of Viral Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)”, Proc. 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2006), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2006, Vol. 1, pp. 317-319
  51. W.-L. Ong, S. Martens, N. Ranganathan, and L. Yobas, “High-Performance Droplet Generation Via Integrated 3-D Circular Constrictions”, Proc. 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2006), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2006, Vol. 1, pp. 56-58
  52. H.-M. Ji, V. Samper, L. Yobas, Y. Chen, C.-K. Heng, and T.-M. Lim, “Silicon-Based Microfilters for Whole Blood Cell Separation”, Proc. 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2006), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2006, Vol. 1, pp. 323-325
  53. W.-L. Ong, J.-S. Kee, A. Ajay, N. Ranganathan, K.-C. Tang, and L. Yobas, “Fully-Round Buried Microchannels in Glass For Lateral Patch Clamping”, Proc. 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2006), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2006, Vol. 1, pp. 434-436
  54. K.-C. Tang, R.M. Wibowo, and L. Yobas, “Micromixing Biologically Crowded Agents By Folding Plugs Through Pillars”, Proc. 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2006), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2006, Vol. 1, pp. 600-603
  55. J.-S. Kee, D.P. Poenar, and L. Yobas, “Integrated Polydimethylsiloxane Waveguide for Optical Detection”, Proc. 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2006), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2006, Vol. 1, pp. 732-734
  56. W. Ong, K.C. Tang, N. Ranganathan, and L. Yobas, “Self-sealing fluidic interconnects for high-density cellbased assays”, Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology (APCOT), Marina Mandarin Hotel, Singapore, June 25-28, 2006,
  57. W.L. Ong, W. Yang, N. Ranganathan, K.C. Tang, and L. Yobas, “Array of silicon lateral traps with highdensity self-sealing fluidic interconnects for cell-based assays”, Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology (APCOT), Marina Mandarin Hotel, Singapore, June 25-28, 2006,
  58. C. Y. Teo, W. L. Ong, H. Y. Zhang, and L. Yobas, “Particle flow characterization for a microfluidic device for cell-based assay”, Electronics Packaging Technology Conference EPTC '06, Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore, Dec 8th. 2006, pp. 454 – 461
  59. L. Yobas, L. Zhao, J. Zhu, R.S. Kumar, R. Nagarajan, S.S. Liw, W.C. Hui, T. M. Lim, and F.S. Sheu, “Self-forming Lateral Apertures in Silicon Microchannels for Patch Clamping”, Proc. 9th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2005), Boston, MA, USA, October 9-13, 2005, Vol. 2, pp. 933-935
  60. L. Yobas, C.K. Heng, W.C. Hui, H.M. Ji, Y. Chen, H.J. Lye, S.R. Bte, S. Liw, J. Li, C.S. Choong, L. Xie, T.M. Lim, “Microfluidic Chip for Viral RNA Extraction & Detection”, IEEE Sensors 2005, The 4th IEEE Conference on Sensors, Irvine, CA, USA, October 31- Nov 3, 2005, Vols. 1 & 2, pp. 49-52
  61. W.C. Hui, L. Yobas, V. Samper, C.K. Heng, S. Liw, H.M. Ji, Y. Chen, C. Lin, J. Li, T.M. Lim, “Microfluidic System for Extracting Nucleic Acids – From DNA to RNA”, The 3rd International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2005), Singapore, 3-8 July, 2005,
  62. S. C. Choong, L. Xie, L. Yobas, H.M. Ji, J. Li, Y. Chen, P. Damaruganath, W.C. Hui, M.K, Iyer, “Disposable Polydimethylsiloxane Package for Bio-Microfluidic System”, The 55th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA, May 31 – June 5, 2005, pp. 617-621
  63. L. Yobas, E-L Gui, H. Ji, J. Li, Y. Chen, W-C Hui, S. Rafe, S. Swarup, S-M Wong, T-M Lim, C-K Heng, “A Flow-Through Shear-Type Microfilter Chip For Separating Plasma and Virus Particles from Whole Blood”, The 4th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISSM), Malmo, Sweden, September 26-30, 2004, Vol. 2, pp. 7-9
  64. Z. Cao, Y. Luo, J. Fu, K. Ren, H. Wu, and L. Yobas, “Self-sealed glass micro-capillaries for chip-based capillary electrophoresis”, The 4th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISSM), Malmo, Sweden, September 26-30, 2004, Vol. 2, pp. 7-9
  65. J. Li, Y. Chen, L. Yobas, H. M. Ji, W. C. Hui, “Fabricating Submicron Microfluidic Filter without Submicron Etching”, International Conference on Electrical Engineering (APCOT) 2004, Sapporo, Japan, July 4-8, 2004, Vol. 3-1, pp. 409-412
  66. Z. Wang, and L. Yobas, “From R&D to Industrial Applications: The MEMS R&D Activities in Singapore”, The 10th Micromachine Summit, Grenoble, France, May 3-5, 2004,
  67. L. Yobas, B. R. Carver, F. J. Lisy, and M. A. Huff, “Electrostatically Actuated MEMS Microvalve Suitable for Pneumatically Actuated Refreshable Braille-Display-System”, 1999 ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, , June 16-20, 1999,
  68. L. Yobas, F. J. Lisy, R. N. Schmidt, and M. A. Huff, “A Pneumatically Actuated Tactile Display Unit Utilizing MEMS Microvalves”, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, , October 10-13, 1998, Supplement 1, RE. 13, S-131