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Excellent Analytical Chemistry paper from Alachkar group at University of California, Irvine Pharmacy and Voelker & Cadarso groups at Monash Engineering. #Electrochemical detection in a #microfluidics device of #dopamine in blood or CSF from #Parkinsons mice. Repeatable, 4 decades of linear range, 0.1 nM LoD, cheap-like-borscht to make ... really impressive! #labonachip See: http://bit.ly/HJCCblog55

Check out this post from UCLA Neurology about the release of #dopamine ... and our inner genius!! It seems I have found the excuse I needed to justify really long showers. ;-) See: https://twitter.com/UCLANeurology/status/1299451800349675520

Post-doc available with leading #microfluidics researcher Aaron Wheeler at the University of Toronto. #labonachip See: https://www.linkedin.com//aaron-wheeler-34750a13_details-o

Post-doc position available with leading #microfluidics researcher Aaron Wheeler at the University of Toronto. #labonachip See: https://www.linkedin.com//aaron-wheeler-34750a13_details-o

Great video by Thomas de Haas, COO at Interface Fluidics, elegantly demonstrating the physical #chemistry at work at oil/water interface with dyes of differing polarities & solubilities. A nice example of the forces and chemical processes at play at the microscale, such as in #microfluidics. See: http://bit.ly/HJCClink22

Great (= interesting, reasoned, science-based) piece in TIME by #environmental #chemist Professor Jose Luis Jimenez from the University of Colorado Boulder about the high likelihood that #COVID19 transmission is via #aerosol, and the ramifications of this realisation. The short version: view it like smoke. See: http://bit.ly/HJCClink21

We were blessed with a rather spectacular sunset at my parents' cottage on Big Rideau Lake, ON yesterday evening. :-)

Looking for a post-doc doing world-class digital #microfluidics #chemistry research at a top tier U in a quaint and picturesque town with a leader in the field? Check out this post from my friend Richard Oleschuk for a PDF position in his lab at Queen's University in Kingston, ON. See: https://bit.ly/HJCClink20 #labonachip

We were blessed with a rather spectacular sunset at my parents cottage on Big Rideau Lake, ON yesterday evening. :-)

Allyce Jackman at Flow Science FLOW-3D generated an interesting model comparing pulsed vs. continuous laser ablation of a channel (possibly for #microfluidics?) showing the effects of each approach. See: https://bit.ly/HJCClink19

Everybody - do as @GurdeepPandher says! Wear a mask when you should! And dance! He definitely knows how to take advantage of the #covid19 #pandemic. :-) If only we all had such beautiful surroundings ... https://twitter.com/GurdeepPandh/status/1285243127012433923

Great blog post from Interface Fluidics succinctly and clearly explains the balance between surface tension & gravity in #microfluidics #labonachip devices. Plus readers get to make #JamesBond chem jokes. Wish undergrad #PhysChem had been so lucid! :-) See: https://bit.ly/HJCClink18

Impressive Nature's Microsystems & Nanoengineering paper from García-Cordero's group at Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados on multiplexed #microfluidics #biopsy sample analysis; well characterised. Possible applications include #tissueregeneration, #toxicology & #drugsafety. #labonachip See: https://bit.ly/HJCCblog54

Happy #IndependenceDay to our #American neighbours to the south! #FourthofJuly #IndependenceDay2020

Happy #CanadaDay everybody!! We're very lucky to live in such a great country. :-) #CanadaDay2020

Impressive Natures Microsystems & Nanoengineering paper from Garca-Corderos group at Centro de Investigacin y de Estudios Avanzados on multiplexed #microfluidics #biopsy sample analysis; well characterised. Possible applications include #tissueregeneration, #toxicology & #drugsafety. #labonachip See: https://bit.ly/HJCCblog54

As for all my colleagues in #microfluidics, #chemistry and #science, I am part of the scientific publication process, both as an author and reviewer. This is a good infographic to help those who don't know how to separate the wheat from the chaff as they absorb information from all the sources at our fingertips, good or bad. Thanks, Katie Everson at Data Worth Seeing.

I'm a huge fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger, so I couldn't resist this! The #Governator pretty much nails it as he lets fly about racism. Thanks for speaking up, #Arnie, as we all should. https://www.linkedin.com//activity-6674303208195682304-X8bn

Happy #CanadaDay everybody!! Were very lucky to live in such a great country. :-) #CanadaDay2020

This is a striking evolving graphic showing the deadly reach of #COVID19 over the last few months. I didn't realise that it now exceeds (and will likely soon dwarf) all other causes of death worldwide. https://www.linkedin.com//hensman_covid19-ugcPost-66737371

I read up on #fakejournals & #predatorypublishing in #academic research in Wikipedia; scary! See Think Check Submit. Maybe author ID standardisation via ORCID iD from ORCID.org in #academic #searchengines w/ blacklists is a step forward? #microfluidics #chemistry #thinkchecksubmit

Im a huge fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger, so I couldnt resist this! The #Governator pretty much nails it as he lets fly about racism. Thanks for speaking up, #Arnie, as we all should. https://www.linkedin.com//activity-6674303208195682304-X8bn

Happy Eid al-Fitr to #Muslims worldwide! #eidalfitr #eidalfitr2020

I recently retested #academic research #searchengine s Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic, and found them much improved over last yr., maybe nearing Clarivate's Web of Science Group's standard of excellence?

A personal recommendation for Radon Solutions Alberta for the good #RadonMitigation work and follow-on #CustomerService. Despite challenges from our house's open-earth crawl-space, owner Dave Devine came back pro-actively & cheerfully to tweak & make sure it was done right. #YEG

#Microfluidics cruelty! Special torture for these cells migrating through a channel constriction in a #labonachip device. It reminds me of the crazy elasticity of Looney Tunes #BugsBunny cartoon characters! :-) See: https://bit.ly/HJCClink16

I'd like to highlight a good,economical #CAD SW suite suitable for #MEMS, #microfluidics and IC hierarchical chip design: Layout Editor(.com). There are free, limited and fully featured options. And, great #CustomerService from owner Jurgen Thies w.r.t. my questions.

Heartfelt thanks to this afternoon's #OpInspiration #YEG flypast by our Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Forces Snowbirds ! SLR's batteries died, so ... wide-angle phone camera it is! See the mosquitoes with vapour trails?? That's them! ;-D It was a nice break from the #COVID19 #quarantine indoor air. :-)

Id like to highlight a good,economical #CAD SW suite suitable for #MEMS, #microfluidics and IC hierarchical chip design: Layout Editor(.com). There are free, limited and fully featured options. And, great #CustomerService from owner Jurgen Thies w.r.t. my questions.

Interesting piece from American Chemical Society's C&EN article about the chemistry and use of #hairdye s, and unfortunate link to #breastcancer for long-term dyes. ~80% of women have used dyes, per World Health Organization (WHO). I vote for Mother Nature's colour, including grey. :-) See: https://bit.ly/HJCClink15

Heartfelt thanks to this afternoons #OpInspiration #YEG flypast by our Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Forces Snowbirds ! SLRs batteries died, so ... wide-angle phone camera it is! See the mosquitoes with vapour trails?? Thats them! ;-D It was a nice break from the #COVID19 #quarantine indoor air. :-)

Interesting (and real?!) physics coming from ITMO University and the Czech Academy of Science Akademie vd eské republiky could enable localised #microfluidics mixing/heating plus size discrimination of Au nanoparticles via laser irradiation. Published in Wiley's Advanced Science and reviewed by Nanowerk - see: https://bit.ly/HJCClink14

Interesting piece from American Chemical Societys C&EN article about the chemistry and use of #hairdye s, and unfortunate link to #breastcancer for long-term dyes. ~80% of women have used dyes, per World Health Organization (WHO). I vote for Mother Natures colour, including grey. :-) See: https://bit.ly/HJCClink15

An interesting pitch from Mitchell Weinstock at HP Tech Ventures regarding HPs #microfluidics #labonachip IP estate, developed technology and existing vertical integration. Theres no free lunch, but Im sure its an option worth considering. #yegbiz See: https://twitter.com/hptechventur/status/1255909145149988864

An interesting pitch from Mitchell Weinstock at HP Tech Ventures regarding HP's #microfluidics #labonachip IP estate, developed technology and existing vertical integration. There's no free lunch, but I'm sure it's an option worth considering. #yegbiz See: https://twitter.com/hptechventur/status/1255909145149988864

Happy #MayThe4th everybody! I feel like I should take the day off and veg in front of my TV watching #StarWars flicks all day ... #MayTheFourthBeWithYou

Happy #MayDay to our European friends & cousins!

Belated best wishes to #Muslims at the beginning of the month of #Ramadan yesterday! #Ramadan2020

Excellent, respectful letter from the Alberta Innovation Corridor applauding PM Justin Trudeau & urging bold action from Premier Jason Kenney & #ableg to help AB's tech sector support provincial economy in the #COVID19ab recovery. Read and sign! #yegbiz #yyc https://bit.ly/HJCClink13

Amidst all of our #COVID19 cabin fever, this was a lovely site to see as I walked our dog yesterday. :-) Hang in there, everybody! :-)

An excellent post by President Barack Obama regarding a Washington Post article about the spread of any virus like the #CoronavirusOutbreak #COVID19. It shows why isolation (social distancing, if you prefer more syllables) is so important for our collective welfare. See: https://www.washingtonpost.com//20/world/corona-simulator/

Happy pi day, everybody! :-) #piday #piday2020 Hope everybody is staying healthy.

Interesting work by Alireza Mashaghi Universiteit Leiden / Leiden University to create a #microfluidics platform that mimics the shock from a #hemorrhagicdisease like #ebola, #lassa or #dengue. This allows #drugcandidates to be tested quickly. See: http://bit.ly/HJCClink11 #labonachip

Interesting study by Elvesys - Microfluidics innovation center wherein they characterise industrial foam fluids within #microfluidics channels. Applications pertain to #oilandgas #enhancedoilrecovery and #foodprocessing. #labonachip #yegbiz See: https://www.elveflow.com//microfluidics-investigation-fo/

Wishing everybody a Happy New Year, and all the best in 2020!! #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2020