12–15 December 2004

Sydney, Australia

Conference 5651
Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre D
Monday-Wednesday 13-15 December 2004
Proceedings of SPIE Vol. #5651

Conference Chair: Dan V. Nicolau, Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia)

Monday 13 December

SESSION 1

Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre D Mon. 10.45 to 12.15

Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering I

10.45: DNA hybridization using photovoltaic microarray (Invited Paper), C. Chen, National Central Univ. (Taiwan) [5651-01]

11.15: Effect of surface chemistry and electric field strength on in vitro actomyosin motility, K. Hanson, Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia); D. V. Nicolau, Jr., Univ. of Queensland (Australia); G. Solana, D. V. Nicolau, Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia) [5651-02]

11.30: DNA immobilized on porous silicon for hybridization analysis, A. Kumar, A. Kumar, S. Zekri, Univ. of South Florida (USA); S. R. Singh, Alabama State Univ. (USA) [5651-03]

11.45: Switchable coatings for biomedical applications, M. A. Cole, N. Voelcker, Flinders Univ. (Australia); H. W. Thissen, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (Australia) [5651-04]

12.00: Ligation module for in-vitro selection in DNA computing, D. van Noort, I. H. Lee, Seoul National Univ. (South Korea); L. F. Landweber, Princeton Univ. (USA); B. T. Zhang, Seoul National Univ. (USA) [5651-06]

Lunch Break 12.15 to 13.30

SESSION 2

Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre D Mon. 13.30 to 15.15

Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering II

13.30: Biocompatibility and bioactivity of conducting polymers for medical electrode applications (Invited Paper), L. Poole-Warren, P. Martens, R. Staples, C. Williams, N. H. Lovell, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia) [5651-07]

14.00: Surface property directed microchannel flows in biosensors, T. S. Mautner, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. (USA) [5651-08]

14.15: Fungal strategies in negotiating artificial microfabricated networks, L. Filipponi, K. Hanson, D. V. Nicolau, Jr., Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia); A. P. Lee, Univ. of California/Irvine (USA); D. V. Nicolau, Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia) [5651-09]

14.30: Raman spectroscopy and imaging of whole functional cells, D. McNaughton, B. R. Wood, J. Collie, Monash Univ. (Australia) [5651-10]

14.45: Magneto-mechanical bone growth stimulation by actuation of highly porous ferromagnetic fibre arrays, A. E. Markaki, W. T. Clyne, Cambridge Univ. (United Kingdom) [5651-11]

15.00: Disposable biosensor for measuring red blood cell deformability using laser-diffraction technique, S. Shin, Kyungpook National Univ. (South Korea) [5651-12]

Afternoon Tea 15.15 to 15.45

SESSION 3

Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre D Mon. 15.45 to 16.45

Medical Physics

15.45: Infrared imaging of normal and diseased cervical tissue sections, B. R. Wood, D. McNaughton, K. Bambery, Monash Univ. (Australia); M. Quinn, Melbourne Univ. (Australia) [5651-14]

16.00: Multiphoton excitation as a tool for improved cancer diagnosis (LIFD) and therapy (PDT), G. Graschew, S. Rakowsky, T. A. Roelofs, P. M. Schlag, Charité-Univ. Medicine Berlin (Germany) [5651-15]

16.15: Nonlinear signal processing of electroencephalograms for automated sleep monitoring, D. Wilson, D. D. Rowlands, D. A. James, T. Cutmore, Griffith Univ. (Australia) [5651-16]

16.30: Novel electrocardiograph visualisation techniques for multichannel data, D. Cooper, D. D. Rowlands, D. A. James, T. Cutmore, Griffith Univ. (Australia) [5651-17]

Posters -Monday

Posters will be displayed all day Tuesday. Poster presenters will stand by their posters from 17.15 to 18.45 to answer questions. Posters must be removed at the end of the poster session. Poster authors, see Travel/General Information for setup instructions.

• BSPDA synthesis and immobilization onto nano-gold layer to generate time-resolved fluorescent coating, Q. He, Z. Liu, J. Tang, L. Nie, P. Xiao, N. He, H. Chen, Zhuzhou Institute of Technology (China) [5651-45]
• Bicontinuous thermoresponsive L3-phase silica nanocomposites and their smart drug delivery applications, J. Chang, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (South Korea) [5651-46]
• Potential of hierarchically ordered nanoporous materials for the biomimetic nanocatalysts, J. Chang, K. Kim, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (South Korea) [5651-47]
• Self-priming and bubble tolerant micro-pump, G. Xu, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Singapore); F. E. H. Tay, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Singapore) and National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore); C. I. Iliescu, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Singapore); V. Luar, National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore) [5651-48]
• Vivo monitoring of nanosphere on-site delivery using fiber-optic microprobe, L. Lo, C. Yang, National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan) [5651-49]
• Development of blood extraction system designed by female mosquito's blood sampling mechanism for BioMEMS, K. Tsuchiya, N. Nakanishi, E. Nakamachi, Osaka Institute of Technology (Japan) [5651-51]
• Manipulation and sensing of microparticles using dielectric properties, S. N. Higginbotham, D. R. Sweatman, Griffith Univ. (Australia) and CRC for Microtechnology (Australia) [5651-53]
• Field effect sensors for biosensing, M. Taing, D. R. Sweatman, Griffith Univ. (Australia) [5651-54]
• Development of the nanotiter plate for use in antibody and cell array technologies, D. Ramdutt, Australian National Univ. (Australia); C. G. dos Remedios, Univ. of Sydney (Australia); R. W. Boswell, C. Charles, Australian National Univ. (Australia); R. Liu, M. M. M. Bilek, D. MacKenzie, Univ. of Sydney (Australia) [5651-57]
• Monte Carlo simulations of biomolecular mass transport and kinetics in microfluidic devices, D. V. Nicolau, Jr., Univ. of Queensland (Australia) and Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia); D. V. Nicolau, Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia) [5651-58]
• A software tool for simulating spatial separation and kinetics in biological membranes, D. V. Nicolau, Jr., K. Burrage, Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [5651-59]
• Processing and characterization of nanocomposite bone-matrix, R. Murugan, S. Ramakrishna, National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore) [5651-61]
• Development of an electro-responsive platform for the controlled transfection of mammalian cells, A. L. Hook, N. Voelcker, Flinders Univ. (Australia); H. W. Thissen, CSIRO (Australia); J. P. Hayes, Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (Australia) [5651-63]
• Microfluidic device with integrated temperature control unit for actuation of hydrogel, D. Pachoud, A. Mitchell, G. Rosengarten, RMIT Univ. (Australia) [5651-64]

Tuesday 14 December

SESSION 4

Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre D Tues. 10.30 to 12.15

Biocomputation and Biomodelling

10.30: Invariants of DNA genomic signals (Invited Paper), P. D. A. Cristea, Univ. Politehnica Bucharest (Romania) [5651-18]

11.00: Gene network analysis and design, M. J. Berryman, A. G. Allison, D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5651-19]

11.15: Biocomputation schemes based on the directed and directional movements of motile biological objects, D. V. Nicolau, Jr., Univ. of Queensland (Australia) and Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia); D. V. Nicolau, Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia) [5651-20]

11.30: Modeling the effect of p53 on tumor heterogeneity and the mutator phenotype, M. J. Berryman, M. Ryan, D. Abbott, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5651-62]

11.45: AFM analysis on formation of polymeric DNA chips, P. D. Sawant, Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia); G. S. Watson, Griffith Univ. (Australia); D. V. Nicolau, Jr., Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia); S. Myhra, Griffith Univ. (Australia); D. V. Nicolau, Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia) [5651-22]

12.00: Modeling pattern noise in responses of fly motion detectors to naturalistic scenes, S. Rajesh, T. Rainsford, D. C. O'Carroll, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5651-23]

Lunch Break 12.15 to 13.30

SESSION 5

Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre D Tues. 13.30 to 15.00

Biofluids and Microfluidics

13.30: Application of micro wall jets for enhanced biosensor fluid mixing (Invited Paper), T. S. Mautner, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. (USA) [5651-24]

14.00: Rheology of human blood flow in MEMS-based microneedles, P. Aggarwal, C. Johnston, Univ. of Calgary (Canada) [5651-25]

14.15: Fabrication and testing of novel blood separation devices based on microchannel bend structures, C. Blattert, R. Jurischka, I. Tahhan, A. Schoth, Univ. Freiburg (Germany); P. Kerth, Preventor µTBC GmbH (Germany); W. Menz, Univ. Freiburg (Germany) [5651-26]

14.30: Polymer microfluidic device replacing fluids using only capillary force, K. H. Chung, D. S. Lee, H. Yang, S. J. Kim, H. B. Pyo, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (South Korea) [5651-27]

14.45: PDMS valves in DNA computers, D. van Noort, B. T. Zhang, Seoul National Univ. (South Korea) [5651-28]

Afternoon Tea 15.00 to 15.30

SESSION 6

Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre D Tues. 15.30 to 16.45

Telemedicine

15.30: Wireless EEG and EOG systems for monitoring epilepsy (Invited Paper), V. K. Varadan, The Pennsylvania State Univ. (USA) [5651-29]

16.00: Multiple medical image ROI authentication using watermarking, D. Osborne, D. Rogers, M. Sorell, D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5651-30]

16.15: Wireless network topology for monitoring mobile agents, M. J. Fraser, D. A. James, D. V. Thiel, Griffith Univ. (Australia) [5651-31]

16.30: Wavelet-based interactive video communication system (WinVicos) for telemedical applications in MEDASHIP and EMISPHER, G. Graschew, S. Rakowsky, T. A. Roelofs, P. M. Schlag, Charité-Univ. Medicine Berlin (Germany) [5651-32]

Wednesday 15 December

SESSION 7

Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre D Wed. 10.30 to 12.15

Microarrays and Diagnostic Devices

10.30: Network dynamics of cultured hippocampal neurons in a multi-electrode array (Invited Paper), T. Taguchi, S. N. Kudoh, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan) [5651-33]

11.00: Dielectrophoretic chip with bulk silicon electrodes, C. I. Iliescu, G. Xu, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Singapore); F. E. H. Tay, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Singapore) and National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore); V. Samper, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Singapore) [5651-34]

11.15: Low-cost CMOS neurological sensor array, P. J. Newman, P. C. Lisner, Griffith Univ. (Australia); P. T. Choy, N. Lavidis, T. Yeow, Univ. of Queensland (Australia) [5651-35]

11.30: Ion selective electrode for skin secretions analysis, A. Kumar, J. Otto, A. Kumar, S. Bhansali, Univ. of South Florida (USA) [5651-37]

11.45: Fabrication and simulation of novel crown-shaped microneedle array, S. Khumpuang, S. Sugiyama, Ritsumeikan Univ. (Japan) [5651-38]

12.00: Implantable CMOS front-end for nerve-signal sensors, J. H. Nielsen, E. Bruun, Technical Univ. of Denmark (Denmark) [5651-39]

Lunch Break 12.15 to 13.30

SESSION 8

Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre D Wed. 13.30 to 15.15

Biosensors and Medical Devices

13.30: Super-resolution cover glass slip: applications of the near-field detection of localized surface plasmon (Invited Paper), C. C. Chen, Y. H. Lin, T. S. Kao, W. C. Lin, D. P. Tsai, National Taiwan Univ. (Taiwan) [5651-41]

14.00: Evaluation of MOSFET type glucose sensor using platinum electrode with glucose oxidase, K. Ooe, Ritsumeikan Univ. (Japan); Y. Hamamoto, Y. Hirano, Osaka Institute of Technology (Japan) [5651-42]

14.15: All fiber optic endoscope probe distal end for disease diagnosis in body cavities, V. M. Murukeshan, S. N. Unni, Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore) [5651-43]

14.30: Exploring fluid mixing in biosensor microchannels using multiobjective optimization models, T. S. Mautner, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. (USA) [5651-44]

14.45: Electrically conductive polyurethane/carbon nanotube composites for neural interfacing applications, C. Williams, M. Nash, L. Poole-Warren, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia) [5651-55]

15.00: Measurement of microbubble-induced acoustic microstreaming using particle image velocimetry, P. Tho, Univ. of Melbourne (Australia); Y. Zhu, R. Manasseh, CSIRO (Australia); A. Ooi, Univ. of Melbourne (Australia) [5651-60]

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