In another area, we are interested in controlling the surface properties of polymer substrates used in the fabrication of microanalytical devices by immobilizing nanometer-thick layers of organic and biological molecules on the surface of the plastic substrate; such surface modification protocols are of great importance to microanalytical devices geared towards genomic, proteomic, and environmental analyses.  This project is funded through the National Institutes of Health and is a collaborative effort with the Soper Group in Chemistry, as well as groups in Mechanical Engineering.  In addition, we are working with several groups (Strongin, Wei)  on colorimetric, electrochemical, and label-less detection of bioanalytes. For more information from a student/postdoctoral perspective, contact Suying Wei, or Jowell Bolivar, Jenny Macalindong, Dr. Sreelatha Balamurugan, Dr. Guofang Chen or Dr. Eden Pascial.