讲座题目：Low-cost microfluidics and diagnostic assay research in Australian Pulp and Paper Institute
　　演讲人：Professor Wei Shen
　　Australian Pulp and Paper Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering，Monash University，Victoria，Australia
　　讲座时间：2013年12月19日下午15:00
　　讲座地点：制浆造纸工程国家重点实验室306会议室

制浆造纸工程国家重点实验室

二〇一三年十二月十八日

　　Abstract：
　　Australian Pulp and Paper Institute (APPI) has been the core research institution in two Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) programs, which lasted 15 years in total. The CRC programs established an international reputation and world-class facilities in pulp, paper and printing research. After the CRC programs came to an end in 2008, APPI has engaged in a number of new research activities and ventures. The new APPI research program steps out the conventional pulp, paper and printing research area, but still uses the skills we have developed during the CRCs, to lead innovations in bio-active paper, bio-functional printing, new cellulosic and composite materials and low-cost diagnostic sensors. APPI has been actively seeking for new research directions and partners to further its new research programs. This seminar presents an overview of the low-cost diagnostic microfluidics research, which is one of the several new research areas APPI is undertaking. It focuses on our direction in this new area, opportunities of postgraduate research, as well as postgraduate research training in APPI. The new research programs in APPI have redefined its roles in the current and future collaborations with new industrial partners.