Publications
Accepted
- F. Shao, T.W. Ng, O.W. Liew, J. Fu, T. Sridhar Evaporative preconcentration and cryopreservation of fluorescent analytes using superhydrophobic surfaces. Soft Matter. Accepted 13/01/2012.
- M. Muradoglu, W.S.-Y. Chiu, T.W. Ng Optical force lateral push-pulling using focus positioning. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. Accepted 24/12/2011.
- B.H.-P. Cheong, V. Diep, T.W. Ng, O.W. Liew Transparency based microplates for fluorescence quantification. Analytical Biochemistry. Accepted 23/12/2011.
- T.W. Ng, Y. Panduputra Dynamical force and imaging characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces. Langmuir. 10.1021/la203732g
- T.W. Ng, A.S.L. Chua Efficient phase retrieval from sequential recordings of transient events Applied Optics. Accepted 22/10/2011.
- W.Y.L Ling, T.W.Ng, A. Neild The pendant bubble method for accurate characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces. Lamngmuir. 10.1021/la203247q
- B.Yeung, T.W. Ng, O.W. Liew, H.Y. Tan Electrophoresis gel quantification with a flatbed scanner and versatile lighting from a screen scavenged from an LCD monitor. Journal of Chemical Education. Accepted 4/10/2011.
2012
- W. Schwalb, T.W. Ng, J.K.K. Lye, O.W. Liew, B.H.-P. Cheong Surface tension drawing of liquid from microplate capillary wells. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 365 (2012) 314–319.
2011
- J.K.K. Lye, T.W. Ng, W.Y.L. Ling Discrete microfluidics transfer across capillaries using liquid bridge stability. Journal of Applied Physics. 110 (2011) 104509.
- B.H.-P. Cheong, T.W. Ng, Y. Yu, O.W. Liew, Using the meniscus in a capillary for small volume contact angle measurement in biochemical applications. Langmuir. 27 (2011) 11925–11929.
- W.Y.L. Ling, G. Lu, T.W. Ng, Increased stability and size of a bubble on a superhydrophobic surface. Langmuir. 27 (2011) 3233–3237.
- F. Shao, T.W.Ng, J. Fu, W. Shen, W.Y.L. Ling Electrical circuits from capillary flow driven evaporation deposition of carbon nanotube ink in non-porous V-grooves. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 363 (2011) 425–430.
- F. Shao, T.W.Ng, J.K.K. Lye, O.W. Liew Evaporative pre-concentration of fluorescence in capillary wells microplates. Journal of Fluorescence. 21 (2011) 1835-1839.
- B.H.-P. Cheong, F. Shao, T.W. Ng, A. Neild, H.Y. Tan, Observation of dynamic samples using simple coverslip fluidics. Biotechnic and Histochemistry. 86 (2011) 115-118.
- M. Muradoglu, T.W. Ng, A. Neild, I. Gralinski, Tailored leaky plasmon waves from a subwavelength aperture for optical particle trapping on a chip. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 28 (2011) 602-607. Top 10 most downloaded articles for journal in April 2011.
- J. Whitehill, A. Neild, T.W. Ng, S. Martyn, J. Chong, Droplet Spreading Using Low Frequency Vibration. Applied Physics Letters. 98 (2011) 133503.
- J.K.K. Lye, A. Neild, T.W. Ng, Strong upstream flow characteristics in the formation of rivulets. Physical Review E. 83 (2011) 026304.
- I. Gralinski, A. Neild, T.W. Ng, M. Muradoglu, Sorting of Brownian rods by use of an asymmetric potential Journal of Chemical Physics. 134 (2011) 064514.
- L. Xu, A. Neild, T.W. Ng, Selective removal of micro-particles from a floating monolayer cluster Colloids and Surfaces A. 390 (2011) 134-141.
- J.K.K. Lye, T.W. Ng, A. Neild, O.W. Liew A capacity for mixing in capillary wells for microplates. Analytical Biochemistry. 410 (2011) 152-154.
- Y. Panduputra, T.W. Ng, A. Neild, W.Y.L. Ling Adhesion force studies using a dangling optical lever with variable sensitivity. Optics Letters. 36 (2011) 175-177.
2010
- G. Lu, H.Y. Tan, A. Neild, O.W. Liew, Y. Yu, T.W. Ng, Liquid filling in standard circular well microplates. Journal of Applied Physics. 108 (2010) 124701.
- W.Y.L. Ling, T.W Ng, A. Neild, Q. Zheng, Sliding variability of droplets on a hydrophobic incline due to surface entrained air bubbles. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 354 (2010) 832-842.
- A. Neild, J.T. Padding, Y. Lu, B. Bhaduri, W.J. Briels, T.W. Ng, Translational and rotational coupling in Brownian rods near a solid surface. Physical Review E. 82 (2010) 041126.
- H.Y. Tan, B.H.P. Cheong, A. Neild, O.W. Liew, T.W. Ng Absorbance and fluorometric sensing with capillary wells microplates. Review of Scientific Instruments. 84 (2010) 124301.
- A. Siddiqi, T.W. Ng, A. Neild Specific collection of adherent cells using laser release in a droplet driven capillary cell. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 15 (2010) 065003.
- W.Y.L. Ling, T.W. Ng, A. Neild, Effect of an encapsulated bubble in inhibiting droplet sliding. Langmuir. 26 (2010) 17695.
- H.Y. Tan, T.W. Ng, A. Neild, O.W. Liew, Capillary wells microplate with side optical access. Journal of Biomolecular Screening. 15 (2010) 1160-1164.
- M. Ham, A. Neild, T. W. Ng, S. S. C. Ng, Particle movement with squeezing flow of liquid films, Sensors and Actuators B 151 (2010) 297–303.
- A. Neild, T.W. Ng, G.J. Sheard, M. Powers, S. Oberti, Swirl mixing at microfluidic junctions due to low frequency side channel fluidic perturbations. Sensors & Actuators B. 150 (2010) 811-818.
- F.F. Shao, A. Neild, T.W. Ng, Hydrophobicity effect in the self assembly of particles in an evaporating droplet, Journal of Applied Physics. 108 (2010) 034512.
- Y. Panduputra, T.W. Ng, A. Neild, M. Robinson, Intensity influence on Gaussian laser based measurements using quadrant photodiodes. Applied Optics. 49 (2010) 3669-3675.
- J. Whitehill, A. Neild, T.W. Ng, M. Stokes, Collection of suspended particles in a drop using low frequency vibration. Applied Physics Letters. 96 (2010) 053501.
- S. Oberti, D. Möller, A. Neild, J. Dual, F. Beyeler, B.J. Nelson, S. Gutmann, Strategies for single particle manipulation using acoustic and flow fields, Ultrasonics, 50 (2010) 247–257
- M.S. Muradoglu, A.R. Baghai-Wadji, T.W. Ng, Prospects of Wannier functions in investigating photonic crystal all-optical devices for signal processing. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 27 (2010) 757-765.
- C. Wu, T.W. Ng, A. Neild, Phase and amplitude retrieval of objects embedded in a sinusoidal background from its diffraction pattern, Applied Optics. 49 (2010) 1831-1837.
- H.Y. Tan, T.W. Ng, O.W. Liew, Accommodating brightness and exposure levels in densitometry of stained polyacrylamide electrophoresis gels. Applied Optics. 49 (2010) 1623-1629.
- H.Y. Tan, T.W. Ng, A. Neild, O.W. Liew, Point spread function effect in image-based fluorescent microplate detection. Analytical Biochemistry. 397 (2010) 256-258.
- T.W. Ng, Z. Peng, A. Neild, Minimalist and convenient mode changing off-axis digital holography. Optics Communications. 283 (2010) 295-298.
2009
- X. Lin, A. Neild, T.W. Ng, F. Shao, Continuous particle assembly in a capillary cell. Applied Physics Letters. 95 (2009) 153501.
- A. Neild, T.W. Ng, T. Woods, Optimizing photophoresis and asymmetric force fields for grading of Brownian particles. Applied Optics. 48 (2009) 6820-6826.
- A. Neild, T. W. Ng, Q. Zheng, Controlled driven oscillations of double-walled carbon nanotubes, EPL, 87 (2009) 16002
- S. Oberti, A. Neild, R. Quach, J. Dual, The use of acoustic radiation forces to position particles within fluid droplets, Ultrasonics, 49 (2009) 47-52.
- S. Oberti, D. Moller, S. Gutmann, A. Neild, J. Dual, Novel sample preparation technique for protein crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis combining microfluidics and acoustic manipulation, J. Appl. Cryst. 42 (2009) 636–641.
- A. Neild, T.W. Ng, W.M.S. Yii, Optical sorting of dielectric Rayleigh spherical particles with scattering and standing waves. Optics Express. 17 (2009) 5321-5329.
- S. Oberti, A. Neild, T.W. Ng, Microfluidic mixing under low frequency vibration. Lab on a Chip. 9 (2009) 1435-1438.
- L. Xu, T.W. Ng, A. Neild, Delicate selective single particle handling with a float-sink scheme. Applied Physics Letters. 94 (2009) 034104.
- T.W. Ng, D. Joiner, A. Neild, J. Whitehill, Computer-aided analysis of optical diffraction by low-frequency liquid surface acoustic waves. Applied Optics. 48 (2009) C159-C164.
- H.Y. Tan, T.W. Ng, O.W. Liew, Filterless fluorometry with enhanced sensitivity, Journal of Fluorescence. 19 (2009) 375-379.
- H.Y. Tan, T.W. Ng, O.W. Liew, Adapted LCD backlighting unit for densitometry of stained polyacrylamide electrophoresis gels. Electrophoresis. 30 (2009) 987-990.
- T.W. Ng, A. Tay, Y. Wang, Spot focus size effect in spectroscopic ellipsometry of thin films, Optics Communications. 282 (2009) 172-176.
- T.W. Ng, Evaluation of kinematic coupling stability via centroid tracking of a lighted pinhole, Precision Engineering. 33 (2009) 214-216.
2008
- H.Y. Tan, T.W. Ng, LED inspection using a flatbed scanner. Optical Engineering. 47 (2008) 103602.
- T.W. Ng, Y. Yu, H.Y. Tan, A. Neild, Capillary wells microplate. Applied Physics Letters. 93 (2008) 174105.
- S. Oberti, A. Neild, D. Möller, J. Dual, Towards the automation of micron-sized particle handling by use of acoustic manipulation assisted by microfluidics, Ultrasonics 48 (2008) 529–536.
- A. Tay, T.W. Ng, Y. Wang, S. Zhao, Direct measurement of beam size in a spectroscopic ellipsometry setup, Review of Scientific Instruments. 79 (2008) 123108.
- B. Bhaduri, A. Neild, T.W. Ng, Directional Brownian diffusion dynamics in carbon nanofibers, Applied Physics Letters. 92 (2008) 084105.
- T.W. Ng, A. Neild, P. Heeraman, Continuous and fast sorting of Brownian particles, Optics Letters. 33 (2008) 584-586.
- H.Y. Tan, T.W. Ng, Accurate step wedge calibration for densitometry of electrophoresis gels. Optics Communications. 281: (2008) 3013-3017.
Major Research Thrusts
Biochemical Analysis TechniquesWe seek to develop better methods, assays, and procedures that enable analysis of substances found in living organisms and the chemical reactions underlying life processes.
Particle/Cell ManipulationOur quest to find novel methods to move particles and cells around to accomplish important functions.
Instrumentation DevelopmentThe natural outcome of experimentation where we produce more advanced sensors, actuators, processors, and software.