Publications

PEER-REVIEWED ORIGINAL RESEARCH

1)     J.Y. Zhang, J. Do, C.M. Klapperich, “Rapid point-of-care concentration of bacteria in a disposable microfluidic device using meniscus dragging effect”, Lab Chip, 2010, DOI: 10.1039/c0lc00051e. pdf

2)  J.Y. Zhang, A. Ergin, K.L. Andken, C. Sheng, I.J. Bigio, “Design of a Dynamic Optical Tissue Phantom to Model Extravasation Pharmacokinetics”, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7567, 75670J, 2010, DOI: 10.1117/12.840547 pdf

3)    J. Do, J.Y. Zhang, and C.M. Klapperich, “Maskless Writing of Microfluidics: Rapid Prototyping of 3D Microfluidics Using Scratch on a Polymer Substrate,” Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing2010, DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2010.06.004. pdf

4)     M. Mahalanabis, J. Do, H. ALMuayad, J.Y. Zhang, C.M. Klapperich, “An integrated disposable device for DNA extraction and helicase dependent amplification”, Biomedical Microdevices, 2010, DOI: 10.1007/s10544-009-9391-8. pdf

5)      Kulinski, M.D., Mahalanabis, M., Gillers, S., Zhang, J.Y., Singh, S., and Klapperich, C.M., “Sample Preparation Module for Bacterial Lysis and Isolation of DNA from Human Urine,” Biomedical Microdevices, DOI:10.1007/s10544-008-9277-1, (2009). pdf

6)      Bilal Ayach, Makoto Yoshimitsu; Fayez Dawood; Mei Sun; Sara Arab; Manyin Chen; Koji Higuchi; Christopher Siatskas; Paul Lee; Hilda Lim; Jane Zhang; Eva Cukerman; William L. Stanford; Jeffrey A. Medin; Peter P. Liu, “Stem Cell Factor Receptor Induces Progenitor and Natural Killer Cell Mediated Cardiac Survival and Repair Post-Myocardial Infarction”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2006, 103, 2304-2309. pdf

BOOK CHAPTERS

1)      (Invited)  Peter Monchamp, Lucio Andrade-Cetto, Jane Y. Zhang, Robert Henson, “Signal Processing Methods for Mass Spectroscopy” chapter in book “Bioinformatics: An Engineering Case-Based Approach”, Gil Alterovitz and Marco Ramoni eds, Artech House, 2007, 101-124. pdf

2)      (Invited) S. Mardyani, J. Lai, J. Zhang, W.C.W. Chan, Bioinspired Approaches to Building Nanoscale Devices ” chapter in the book “Biological Nanostructures and Applications of Nanostructures in Biology,” M. Stoscio, M. Dutta eds., Kluwer Publishing, 2004, 149-161. pdf

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

1)      W.C.W. Chan, A. Singhal, J. Lai and J. Zhang, “Using Nanotechnology to Engineer Ultrasensitive Probes and Versatile Devices for Studying the Molecular Dynamics of Cells,” Tissue Engineering Society International Meeting, Orlando, FLA, USA, Dec. 2003. pdf

CONFERENCE ORAL PRESENTATIONS

1)      Bilal Ayach, Makoto Yoshimitsu, Fayez Dawood, Mei Sun, Sara Arab, Manyin Chen, Jane Zhang, Koji Higuchi, William L Stanford, Jeffrey A Medin, Peter P Liu, “Stem Cell Factor Receptor Induces Progenitor and Natural Killer Cell Mediated Cardiac Survival and Repair Post-Myocardial Infarction”, American Heart Association, Dallas, TX, 2005.

2)      J. Zhang, B. Ayach, P. Liu, “c-Kit Receptor Deficient Mice have Worse Heart Function after a Heart Attack: Implications for Stem Cell Therapy”, Undergraduate Research Day Conference, Division of Engineering Science, Toronto, Ontario, August 2004.

3)      J. Zhang, J. Lai, W. C. W. Chan, “Engineering Tunable Surfaces Using Metal Nanoparticles and Polymer Composite for Cell Migration Studies”, Undergraduate Research Day Conference, Division of Engineering Science, Toronto, Ontario, August 2003.

CONFERENCE POSTER PRESENTATIONS

1)      Jaephil Do, Jane Zhang, Catherine M. Klapperich, “Rapid Concentration of Bacteria in a Disposable Microfluidic Device Using Enhanced Evaporation Technique for Point-of-Care Sample Preparation”, the 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Jeju, Korea, November 2009.

2)      Jaephil Do, Jane Zhang, Catherine M. Klapperich, “Maskless Writing Microfluidics: Rapid Prototyping of 3D Microfluidics Using Scratch on a Polymer Substrate”, the 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Jeju, Korea, November 2009.

3)      Jaephil Do, Madhumita Mahalanabis, Jane Zhang, Hussam ALMuayad, Catherine M. Klapperich, “An Integrated Disposable Microfluidic Device for Bacterial Detection Using Solid-Phase DNA Extraction and Isothermal Helicase-dependent Amplification”, the 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Jeju, Korea, November 2009.

4)      Do, J.P., Zhang, J.Y., and Klapperich, C.M., “Rapid concentration of bacteria in a disposable microfluidic device using enhanced evaporation technique for a Point-of-Care (POC) infectious disease diagnostic device,” 41st Annual Oakridge Conference, Breakthrough Technologies for Clinical Diagnostics, Baltimore, MD, 16 April 2009.

5)      Zhang, J.Y., Ergin, A., Andken, K.L., Sheng, C., and Bigio, I.J., “Design of a Dynamic Optical Tissue Phantom to Model Drug Extravasation Pharmacokinetics”, 35th Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), Boston, MA, April 2009.

6)      Jane Yuqian Zhang, Jaephil Do, Sylvanus Lee, W. Ranjith Premasiri, Lawrence Zieger, Catherine Klapperich, “In-situ Fabrication of Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate in Microfluidic Chip for Ultrasensitive Infectious Disease Detection”, CIMIT Innovation Congress, Boston, MA, October 2008. (“Most Innovative Research” Award)

7)      Shailendra Joshi, Mei Wang, Roberto Reif, Jane Zhang, Irving Bigio, “Measurements of Brain Tissue Drug Concentrations of Mitoxantrone by Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy”, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 2008.

8)      Shailendra Joshi, Mei Wang, Roberto Reif, Jane Zhang, Irving Bigio, “Non Invasive, Real-Time Optical Measurement of Brain Tissue Rhodamine Concentrations in Vivo”, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 2008.

9)      Mei Wang, Jane Y. Zhang, Irving J. Bigio, Shailendra Joshi, “Optical Detection of Blood Brain Barrier Disruption with Indocyanine Green”, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 2007. pdf

10)  Jane Zhang, Roberto Reif, Mei Wang, Shailendra Joshi, Ousama A’amar, Irving Bigio, “Novel Optical Pharmacokinetic Spectroscopy for Real-Time Measurement of Brain Chemotherapy Drug Concentration”, Science and Engineering Research Symposium, Boston University, April 2007.

11)  J. Y. Zhang, B. Ayach, P. Liu, F. Dawood, M. Chen, “c-Kit Receptor Deficient Mice have Worse Heart Function after a Heart Attack: Implications for Stem Cell Therapy”, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Student Research Conference, Montreal, Quebec, November 2004. (“Superior Student Poster” Award)