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Fudan University

Jia Wei

Liping Zhao

Xiaoyan Pang

Jiuan Lv

Yanlei Yu

Wei Hua

Yuyun Liu

Dazheng Wu

A microfluidic movement control method utilizing light, a device, and a microtubule actuator (). The microtubule actuator () is prepared by utilizing a light-induced deformed smart polymer material. The smart polymer material forms, by an exciting beam, asymmetrical deformation, and is induced to produce a capillary action to drive a microfluid movement. The embodiment can drive microfluids having various polarities and compositions, and can drive creep of the microfluid, and can even drive the microfluid to generate a 3D movement trail. The embodiment has found a wide range of potential applications in controllable microfluidic transport, micro-reaction systems, micro-mechanic systems, IC laboratories, and others.

Microfluidic movement control method utilizing light

Non-invasive methods for monitoring the effect of an agent for treating colorectal cancer, comprising (1) collecting fecal samples from healthy subjects, subjects having precancerous lesions, and subject having precancerous lesions and being treated with an anti-cancer agent; (2) isolating total microbial genomic DNA from the fecal samples to provide total microbial genomic DNA; (3) comparing the total microbial genomic DNA using fingerprint spectrum analysis; (4) identifying key fingerprint bands correlated with the effect of the anti-cancer agent; (5) identifying key microorganisms associated with the key fingerprint bands; (6) designing microbial sequence-specific primers and probes; and (7) determining the quantitative differences of the key microorganisms in fecal samples to identify an indicator microorganism for monitoring the effect of the anti-cancer agent.

Methods for detecting therapeutic effects of anti-cancer drugs by monitoring changes in gut flora

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Shanghai, China

Jia Wei