Ships Ballast Water Analysis: Microfluidic Technology in Algae Analysis [Hardcover]

1. Introduction and Basic Concepts? 2. Resistive Pulse Sensing of Particles and Microalgae? 3. Automatic Separation and Manipulation of Microalgae? 4. Smartphone-Based Lab-on-Chip Device for Living Algae Detection? 5. Electrostatic Charges on Microalgae Surface: Mechanism and Ballast Water Analysis? 6. Surface Charge-Based Living Microalgae Detection in a Microchannel? 7. Dielectrophoresis-based cell viability assessment? 8. Commercial Devices for Living Algae Detection

This book introduces technologies and devices that are used for the analysis of treated ballast water. Emphasis is placed on the separation, manipulation, detection, counting and sizing of microalgae in a microfluidic chip which shows great potential for developing miniatured analysis devices.

Yongxin Song is a professor in the College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University (DMU). He received his PhD degree in marine engineering from Dalian Maritime University in 2012. Since joining DMU, he has worked as an assistant professor (2004), associate professor (2012) and professor (2017now).

He is a creative scientist at the forefront of exploring new sensing methods and Lab-on-chip devices and their applications in the field of marine engineering. He is committed to making breakthroughs in any topic of microfluidic sensing technology where using conventional approaches to shrink the devices is challenging. His research areas include mechanical engineering, colloid and interface, and electrical engineering.

Dr Song pioneered several groundbreaking studies in microfluidic chipsbased marine pollution analysis, such as electric and surface chargebased living algae detection. He was the local cochair of the 2016 International Conference of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics and Labonchip; guest editor and member of the topic advisory board of the Micromachines journal, as well as section cl÷