Microtechnology for instrumentation

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI ID:647029

Mariella, R

For the last two decades, the majority of research and development at LLNL in microtechnology has focused on photonics devices and bulk micromachining, including miccroelectro-mechanical systems and associated areas. For the last ten years, we have used these capabilities to address our analytical instrumentation needs. Just as the miniature photonics have enable the fabrication of analytical instruments that are either higher performance, smaller, more portable, or are combinations of these. Examples of these are our portable thermal cyclers for DNA analysis, our hand-held gas chromatograph, our flow-stream-waveguide-based flow cytometer, and our etched-microchannel electrophoresis systems. This presentation will describe these and related developments.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Financial Management and Controller, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 647029
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-129215; CONF-980117-; ON: DE98052082; BR: YN0100000
• Resource Relation: Conference: BIOS `98: an international symposium on biomedical optics, San Jose, CA (United States), 24-30 Jan 1998; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
MINIATURIZATION
DNA SEQUENCERS
CELL FLOW SYSTEMS
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
PHOTOMICROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHORESIS
PORTABLE EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
FABRICATION
VALVES