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  1. An open-chamber flow-focusing device for focal stimulation of micropatterned cells

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, March 2016, American Institute of Physics

    Albert Folch

  2. 3D-Printed Microfluidics

    Article • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, February 2016, Wiley

    Albert Folch

  3. The upcoming 3D-printing revolution in microfluidics

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  4. 3D-printing of transparent bio-microfluidic devices in PEG-DA

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  5. Art on the Nanoscale and Beyond

    Article • Advanced Materials, December 2015, Wiley

    Albert Folch

  6. Microwell arrays reveal cellular heterogeneity during the clonal expansion of transformed human cells

    Article • TECHNOLOGY, December 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Albert Folch

  7. Corrigendum: 3D-Printed Microfluidic Device for the Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria Using Size-based Separation in Helical Channel with Trapezoid Cross-Section

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2015, Nature

    Albert Folch

  8. 3D-printed microfluidic automation

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Anthony K Au, Albert Folch

  9. Utilization of extracellular information before ligand-receptor binding reaches equilibrium expands and shifts the input dynamic range

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Albert Folch

  10. Ultrarapid Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria Using a 3D Immunomagnetic Flow Assay

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, July 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Albert Folch

  11. Microfluidic transwell inserts for generation of tissue culture-friendly gradients in well plates

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  12. Mail-order microfluidics: evaluation of stereolithography for the production of microfluidic devices

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  13. Parallel microfluidic chemosensitivity testing on individual slice cultures

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  14. Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Migrate in Response to Gradients of Fibronectin and Wnt5a

    Article • Stem Cells and Development, August 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Albert Folch

  15. Modular microfluidic systems using reversibly attached PDMS fluid control modules

    Article • Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, March 2013, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Albert Folch

  16. Introduction to BioMEMS, by Albert Folch. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2012, 528 pages. ISBN 978-1-43-981839-8 (Hardcover)

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, March 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Albert Folch

  17. A microfluidic microelectrode array for simultaneous electrophysiology, chemical stimulation, and imaging of brain slices

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  18. A microfluidic D-subminiature connector

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  19. A modular cell culture device for generating arrays of gradients using stacked microfluidic flows

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, June 2011, American Institute of Physics

    Albert Folch

  20. Microvalves and Micropumps for BioMEMS

    Article • Micromachines, May 2011, MDPI AG

    Albert Folch

  21. Design and dynamic characterization of “single-stroke” peristaltic PDMS micropumps

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  22. A microfluidic platform for generation of sharp gradients in open-access culture

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, December 2010, American Institute of Physics

    Albert Folch

  23. Indium−Tin Oxide Coated Microfabricated Device for the Injection of a Single Cell into a Fused Silica Capillary for Chemical Cytometry

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, December 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Albert Folch

  24. A helical flow, circular microreactor for separating and enriching “smart” polymer–antibody capture reagents

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  25. Extensive adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation of patterned human mesenchymal stem cells in a microfluidic device

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  26. Large-scale investigation of the olfactory receptor space using a microfluidic microwell array

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  27. A new method for studying gradient-induced neutrophil desensitization based on an open microfluidic chamber

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  28. A neuron-benign microfluidic gradient generator for studying the response of mammalian neurons towards axon guidance factors

    Article • Integrative Biology, January 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Albert Folch

  29. Microfluidic-assisted analysis of replicating DNA molecules

    Article • Nature Protocols, May 2009, Nature

    Albert Folch

  30. Tunable Microfluidic Devices for Dynamically Controlling Sub-Cellular Environments

    Article • Biophysical Journal, February 2009, Elsevier

    Albert Folch

  31. Tunable Delivery Of Chemical Gradients Over Large Cell Culture Substrates Using Microfluidic Stacked Flows

    Article • Biophysical Journal, February 2009, Elsevier

    Albert Folch

  32. A “Microfluidic Nose”: Detection of Olfactory Sensory Neuron Responses to Odorants Across the Whole Olfactory Receptor Space

    Article • Biophysical Journal, February 2009, Elsevier

    Albert Folch

  33. A multi-purpose microfluidic perfusion system with combinatorial choice of inputs, mixtures, gradient patterns, and flow rates

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  34. A microfluidic study of mouse dendritic cell membrane transport properties of water and cryoprotectants

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, November 2008, Elsevier

    Albert Folch

  35. Localized Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering Dynamics in Response to Microfluidic Focal Stimulation with Agrin

    Article • Biophysical Journal, September 2008, Elsevier

    Albert Folch

  36. The RecQ helicase WRN is required for normal replication fork progression after DNA damage or replication fork arrest

    Article • Cell Cycle, March 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Albert Folch

  37. Biomolecular gradients in cell culture systems

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  38. Development of a microfluidic device for determination of cell osmotic behavior and membrane transport properties

    Article • Cryobiology, December 2007, Elsevier

    Albert Folch

  39. Objective quantification of acetylcholine receptor aggregation using fast Fourier transforms

    Article • Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, March 2007, Elsevier

    Albert Folch

  40. 32. Development of a microfluidic device for determination of cell osmotic behavior and membrane transport properties

    Article • Cryobiology, December 2006, Elsevier

    Albert Folch

  41. Microfluidic circuits with tunable flow resistances

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, October 2006, American Institute of Physics

    Albert Folch

  42. Spatio-temporally-complex concentration profiles using a tunable chaotic micromixer

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, October 2006, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Chia-Hsien Hsu, Albert Folch

  43. Microfluidic “jets” for generating steady-state gradients of soluble molecules on open surfaces

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, September 2006, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Chia-Hsien Hsu, Albert Folch

  44. Long-term microfluidic cultures of myotube microarrays for high-throughput focal stimulation

    Article • Nature Protocols, August 2006, Nature

    Albert Folch

  45. Local Induction of Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering in Myotube Cultures Using Microfluidic Application of Agrin

    Article • Biophysical Journal, March 2006, Elsevier

    Albert Folch

  46. Automated identification of axonal growth cones in time-lapse image sequences

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, March 2006, Elsevier

    Albert Folch

  47. A nanofabricated planar aperture as a mimic of the nerve–muscle contact during synaptogenesis

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  48. Measurement of cell migration in response to an evolving radial chemokine gradient triggered by a microvalve

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  49. A high-performance elastomeric patch clamp chip

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  50. Cell Biology on a Chip: A Microfluidic Cell Culture Laboratory

    Article • January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Albert Folch

  51. Integration of topographical and biochemical cues by axons during growth on microfabricated 3-D substrates

    Article • Experimental Cell Research, December 2005, Elsevier

    Albert Folch

  52. Fabrication of Microfluidically-Accessible Planar Nanoholes on Elastomeric Substrates

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, December 2005, American Scientific Publishers

    Albert Folch

  53. Parallel mixing of photolithographically defined nanoliter volumes using elastomeric microvalve arrays

    Article • Electrophoresis, October 2005, Wiley

    Professor Chia-Hsien Hsu, Albert Folch

  54. Large-Scale Single-Cell Trapping And Imaging Using Microwell Arrays

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, September 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Albert Folch

  55. Arrays of Microfluidically-Addressable Nanoholes

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, June 2005, American Scientific Publishers

    Albert Folch

  56. Microfluidic devices with tunable microtopographies

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, January 2005, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Chia-Hsien Hsu, Albert Folch

  57. Differentiation-on-a-chip: A microfluidic platform for long-term cell culture studies

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  58. Combinatorial mixing of microfluidic streams

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Albert Folch

  59. “Microcanals” for micropipette access to single cells in microfluidic environments

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Chia-Hsien Hsu, Albert Folch

  60. Micropatterns of Chemisorbed Cell Adhesion-Repellent Films Using Oxygen Plasma Etching and Elastomeric Masks

    Article • Langmuir, May 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Albert Folch

  61. Biology on a Chip: Microfabrication for Studying the Behavior of Cultured Cells

    Article • Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, January 2003, Begell House

    Albert Folch

  62. Microengineering of Cellular Interactions

    Article • Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, August 2000, Annual Reviews

    Albert Folch

  63. Microfabricated elastomeric stencils for micropatterning cell cultures

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, January 2000, Wiley

    Albert Folch

  64. Wafer-level in-registry microstamping

    Article • Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, March 1999, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Albert Folch

  65. Cellular Micropatterns on Biocompatible Materials

    Article • Biotechnology Progress, June 1998, Wiley

    Albert Folch

  66. High-vacuum versus ‘‘environmental’’ electron beam deposition

    Article • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics Processing and Phenomena, July 1996, American Vacuum Society

    Albert Folch

  67. Electron beam deposition of gold nanostructures in a reactive environment

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, April 1995, American Institute of Physics

    Albert Folch

  68. Imaging of biological material with STM/AFM (Invited Paper)

    Article • February 1992, SPIE

    Albert Folch