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Tor Vestad
Researcher at Colorado School of Mines
Publications - 17
Citations - 720
Tor Vestad is an academic researcher from Colorado School of Mines. The author has contributed to research in topics: Laser & Microfluidics. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 17 publications receiving 692 citations.
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Microfluidic sorting system based on optical waveguide integration and diode laser bar trapping
Robert W. Applegate,Jeff Squier,Tor Vestad,John Oakey,David W. M. Marr,Philippe Bado,Mark Dugan,Ali A. Said +7 more
TL;DR: An integrated detection and separation approach streamlines microfluidic cell sorting and minimizes the optical and feedback complexity commonly associated with extant platforms.
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Optical trapping, manipulation, and sorting of cells and colloids in microfluidic systems with diode laser bars.
TL;DR: A new technique for trapping, sorting, and manipulating cells and micrometer-sized particles within microfluidic systems, using a diode laser bar is demonstrated.
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Hydrodynamic focusing for vacuum-pumped microfluidics
TL;DR: In this article, a single pump pulling at the device outlet can be used to drive hydrodynamic focusing with not only excellent control over the focus width and stream velocity, but also with minimal sample consumption.
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Flow control for capillary-pumped microfluidic systems
TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce a straightforward, robust approach that allows for reconfigurable fluid guidance through otherwise fixed capillary networks based on the opening and closing of microfluidic channels cast in a flexible elastomer via automated or even manual mechanical actuation.
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Flow resistance for microfluidic logic operations
TL;DR: This approach is flexible and illustrates that any macro- or microscale technique that can alter flow resistance can be used as the basis of a fluid-based logical micro-operator.