Where to Find Publications and Research Output from the Caltech MEMS Lab

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The Caltech MEMS Lab points visitors to a dedicated Publications page for its paper list, and the lab's own site summarizes the scale of its output: roughly 700 articles, more than 11,000 citations, and over 200 granted and pending patents in the MEMS field. If you are looking for the lab's research record rather than a general description of its facilities, the Publications page is the entry point named on the site.

What the lab reports about its research output

According to the lab's homepage, Professor Yu-Chong Tai's publication record includes approximately 700 articles with more than 11,000 citations, plus more than 200 granted and pending patents in MEMS. The site attributes these figures to "Publish and Perish" and directs readers to the Publications page for the actual list.

That distinction matters: the homepage gives the totals, while the Publications page is where the individual papers are listed. If you need citable references, start with Publications rather than the welcome text.

Research areas represented in the output

The lab's stated work spans several areas, which is useful context when scanning a publication list for a specific topic:

  • Biomedical and bio/medical devices — microfluidics, labs-on-a-chip, and biomedical implants
  • Biochemical analysis — described as the first complete high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on-a-chip for total biochemical analysis
  • Neural and sensory implants — cortical, retinal, and spinal implants based on parylene MEMS technology
  • Cell-related research — circulating tumor cell enrichment and stem cell treatment of age-related macular disease (funded by the California Government, CIRM project)
  • Sensing and actuation — pressure sensors, shear-stress sensors, hot-wire anemometers, flexible sensor skins, magnetic actuators, and rubber-balloon actuators
  • MEMS system integration — smart MEMS surfaces for drag reduction in turbulence, MEMS for delta-wing aerodynamic control, and MEMS-maneuvered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

Past device examples named on the site include micromotors, microphones, neural chips, micro relays, micro power generators, micro valves, and micro pumps.

How to use the Publications page

  1. Go to the lab's Publications page, linked from the site.
  2. Match the list against your topic — for example, parylene implants, HPLC-on-a-chip, or microfluidic drug delivery.
  3. Use the homepage figures (about 700 articles, 11,000+ citations, 200+ patents) only as a scale indicator, not as a substitute for the list itself.

The site does not state whether the Publications page is sorted by year, topic, or author, so expect to scan it rather than rely on a described filter.

What the site does not provide

The available page content does not include a separate patents database, a downloadable bibliography, or citation-export tools. Patent counts are given as a total only, with no list on the page evidence. For collaboration inquiries, the site notes that the lab supports graduate students, postdocs, visiting scholars, and industrial members, and that Professor Tai collaborates with medical doctors and biologists from institutions such as UCSF, USC, and UCLA — but no contact details or application process appear in the material available here.