The two striking images on the cover of Issue 14 are from Chan Beum Park and Tony Jun Huang.
The image on the outside front cover depicts a microfluidic artificial photosynthesis platform created by Chan Beum Park‘s group at KAIST. The platform which incorporates quantum dots and redox enzymes is capable of enzymatic synthesis of L-glutamate following light-driven NADH regeneration, similar to photosynthesis in green plants.
Artificial photosynthesis on a chip: microfluidic cofactor regeneration and photoenzymatic synthesis under visible light
Joon Seok Lee, Sahng Ha Lee, Jae Hong Kim and Chan Beum Park
Lab Chip, 2011, 11, 2309-2311
DOI: 10.1039/C1LC20303G
Highlighted on the inside front cover is another exciting article, demonstrating the 3D focussing of particles in a microfluidic channel using standing surface acoustic waves. The paper builds on previous work from Tony Jun Huang‘s team at Penn State which had achieved 2D control of particles using the technique.
Three-dimensional continuous particle focusing in a microfluidic channel via standing surface acoustic waves (SSAW)
Jinjie Shi, Shahrzad Yazdi, Sz-Chin Steven Lin, Xiaoyun Ding, I-Kao Chiang, Kendra Sharp and Tony Jun Huang
Lab Chip, 2011, 11, 2319-2324
DOI: 10.1039/C1LC20042A
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