Life at the Bio-Nano-Interface

Dr Volker Nock

Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Canterbury

Abstract

The interface between man-made micro- and nanodevices and biological
systems has been gaining increasing interest due to the potential impact
of such devices on healthcare and medical science. In this presentation I
will explore the breadth of my personal involvement in this field by
introducing several current projects covering a novel laminar flow-based
surface patterning method, digital microfluidics based on droplet
coalescence and self-propulsion, construction of gut-like structures
through stem cell tissue engineering, a device for the study of force
patterns in worm locomotion, bioimprinted cell-culture scaffolds and the
generation of oxygen microenvironments on chip.