Note: Performance of a novel electrostatic quadrupole doublet for nuclear microprobe application.

The newly designed and constructed electrostatic quadrupole doublet (EQD) at the University of North Texas (UNT) has achieved mass independent focusing of MeV particles to a spot size of 3.3 × 3.5 m.

Authors' Reply to the Commentary in the journal of Electrophoresis regarding "The effect of simulated space radiation on the N-glycosylation of human immunoglobulin G1" by J.J. Bevelacqua and S.M.J. Mortazavi.

By reading the commentary of Bevelacqua and Mortazavi regarding our recently published paper titled as "The effect of simulated space radiation on the N-glycosylation of human immunoglobulin G1"[1], we are afraid that some of the important messaging aspects of our paper might not have been articulated adequately to be fully understandable for a wider audience, i.e., not separation scientists.

The effect of simulated space radiation on the N-glycosylation of human immunoglobulin G1.

On a roundtrip to Mars, astronauts are expectedly exposed to an approximate amount of radiation that exceeds the lifetime limits on Earth. This elevated radiation dose is mainly due to Galactic Cosmic Rays and Solar Particle Events. Specific patterns of the N-glycosylation of human Igs have already been associated with various ailments such as autoimmune diseases, malignant transformation, chronic inflammation, and ageing.

Tilted pillar array fabrication by the combination of proton beam writing and soft lithography for microfluidic cell capture: Part 1 Design and feasibility.

Design, fabrication, integration, and feasibility test results of a novel microfluidic cell capture device is presented, exploiting the advantages of proton beam writing to make lithographic irradiations under multiple target tilting angles and UV lithography to easily reproduce large area structures. A cell capture device is demonstrated with a unique doubly tilted micropillar array design for cell manipulation in microfluidic applications. Tilting the pillars increased their functional surface, therefore, enhanced fluidic interaction when special bioaffinity coating was used, and improved fluid dynamic behavior regarding cell culture injection.