Springer Micro Total Analysis Systems 2002: Proceedings of the μTAS 2002 Symposium, held in Nara, Japan, 3-7 November 2002 Volume 2: v. 2

Exploring fet Concepts for Lab-on-a-Chip.- Monitoring of Cell Growth, Oxygen and ph in Microfermentors.- Observation of Response to Stimuli in Oscillating Cells Patterned by Microfabricated Structure.- On-Chip Agarose Microchamber (AMC) Array Cell-Cultivation System for Topographical Control of Neural Network.- Integrated Size Exclusion and Reversed-Phase Electrochromatography.- Dispersion Analysis of a Solid-Phase Microextraction Chip by Computational Fluid Dynamics.- Interfacing Microchip CE with Icpms for Element Speciation.- Electrodeless Dielectrophoretic Trapping and Separation of Cells.- SiO2 Nozzle Array-Based Patch-Clamp Microsystem.- A Programmable Cell Assay Platform for Kinetic Studies of a Single Cell.- An Integrated Microdialysis-Based System.- User-Assembly, Fully Integrated Micro Chemical Laboratory using Biochemical IC Chips for Wearable/Implantable Applications.- Microfluidic Reactor Array for Multistep Droplet Reactions.- Single Molecular Detection of DNA/Protein and Its Application to Biochips.- DNA Separation in Gradient of Confined Nanospace Generated by Nanoparticles in a Microchannel.- Self-Assembled Magnetic Colloids for DNA Separations in Microfluidic Devices.- A Microfabricated Device for Separating ~200KILO-BASE-PAIR DNA Molecules in ~15 Seconds.- Airborn Chemistry Levitated Protein Droplets as a Novel Analytical Tool for Nucleation Screening in Macromolecular Crystallisation.- On-Line Monitoring of Airborne Chemistry in Levitated Droplets: in-SITU Synthesis and Application of Sers Active Ag-Sols For Trace Analysis By Raman Spectrometry.- Chip-To-World Interfaces for High-Throughput Lab-On-A-Chip Devices.- The Mems Modeling System by Collaboration of Multi-Scale Simulators and Application to the Microreactor.- Fem Study of Coulter Counter Wggh Water-Based Adaptable Aperture.- Micromanipulating Magnetic Particles in Microfluidic Systems.- Optimal Design of Micromixer Using Nonhomogeneous Multilayer Laminar Flow.- Computational Simulations of Fluid Flow Dynamics, and Bead Packing in Solid Phase Extraction Microsystems.- The Low-Voltage Cascade EOF Pump: Comparing Theory with Published Data.- Universal Joule Heating Model in Electrophoretic Separation Microchips.- Mathematical Model of Interfacial Layer in Ultra-Fine Liquid Drop Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulation.- Development of Micromixer Based on Instability of Interface Between Two Immiscible Liquids.- Theoretical Study of AC Electroosmotic Flows in Non-Uniformly Charged Microchannels.- Numerical Simulation of Mixing in A Micro-Channel with Non-Uniform Zeta Potential Surface.- Injection of Sample Bands from Open Channels into Packed Separation Columns.- Microscale Measurements of Flow Bounded by Air-Water Interfaces.- Virtual Flow Channel: A Novel Micro-Fluidics System with Orthogonal, Dynamic Control Of Sample Flow Dimensions.- Microfabrication of 3-D Oblique Structures by Inclined UV Lithography.- A New Fabrication Technique of A DNA Electrophoresischip by Silicon Micromachining Technology.- Precision Patterning of PDMS Thin Films: A New Fabrication Method and Its Applications.- Fabrication of Microfluidic Channels with Symmetric Cross-Sections for Integrated NMR Analysis.- Precise and Feasible Fabrication Process of Microfluidic Devices on A Borosilicate Glass Chip.- Laminated Electrodes Chip for Pulse-Immunoassay.- Fabrication of On-Chip Sorter Devices with Sub-Micrometer Scale Channels and Self-Aligned Microelectrodes.- Powder Handling Device for Drug Formulations.- Thermal Micropump Using Surface Tension Imbalance in Microchannels.- Optimization of Electrokinetic Pumps for Chip-Based Chromatographic Separations.- Practical Valves and Pumps for Large-Scale Integration into Microfluidic Analysis Devices.- Electro Osmotic Flow Pump Based on The Corbino Disc Geometry.- A Temperature Controlled Micro Valve for Biomedical Applications Using A Temperature Sensitive Hydrogel.- Electroosmotically Driven Two-Liquid Viscous Pump for Nonconducting...