Microfluidics and Biological Physics Lab

Collaborators

• Dr. Prasad Perlekar, TIFR Hyderabad
• Dr. Dhrubaditya Mitra, NORDITA

Ongoing projects

• A mobile phone microscope with applications in point-of-care diagnostics and health education (PI, 2016-2019). Translation grant from the Tata Centre for Technology and Design, IIT Bombay.
• A paperfluidic biosensor for rapid detection of pathogens in middle ear infection. A joint project between IIT Bombay and Carnegie-Mellon University, funded by Wadhwani Research Centre for Bioengineering (PI from IIT Bombay. 2016 - 2020).
• A device for detecting circulating tumour cells in blood using a microfluidic chip and a fiber optic sensor (co-PI, 2017 - 2020), Indian Council for Medical Research through IMPRINT.
• Infrastructure facility for advanced research and education in diagnostics, joint PI for the work package "Microfluidics-based platform for diagnostic applications" (2018 -2021)

Completed projects

• Accurate, accelerated and affordable kit to predict sickle cell disease using microfluidics and cell phone-based imaging system. Phase I, Grand Challenges Explorations award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through IKP-GCE (PI, 2014 - 2015).
• A low-cost paper-based microfluidic technology platform for rapid amplification and detection of pathogenic DNA. Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award from Department of Biotechnology (PI, 2013 - 2016).
• A low-cost point-of-care platform for blood cell analysis (PI, 2014 - 2015). Tata Centre for Technology and Design,IIT Bombay.
• Centre of Excellence in Nanoelectronics phase 2, Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Associated Investigator for the deliverable "MEMS-based flow cytometry", 2012 - 2017) .
• A platform for DNA extraction for paperfluidic diagnostic devices (2015 - 2016). Wadhwani Research Centre for Bioengineering, IIT Bombay.