Blanca Lapizco-Encinas
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Kate Gleason College of Engineering
585-475-2773
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Blanca Lapizco-Encinas
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Kate Gleason College of Engineering
Education
BS, MS, Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora (Mexico); Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
585-475-2773
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Journal Paper
B.H., Lapizco-Encinas, and N. Hill. "Continuous Flow Separation of Particles with Insulator-based Dielectrophoresis Chromatography." Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. (2020): 1-12. Print.
B.H., Lapizco-Encinas, et al. "Rapid Escherichia coli (E. coli) Trapping and Retrieval from Bodily Fluids via a Three-Dimensional (3D) Microbeads Stacked Nano-Device." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. (2020): 1-12. Print.
Lapizco-Encinas,, B. H. "Microscale Electrokinetic Assessments of Proteins Employing Insulating Structures." Curr. Opin. Chem. Eng. 29. (2020): 9-16. Web.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
B.H., Lapizco-Encinas,. "PLENARY Presentation: Separation of Mmicroparticles Employing Electric fields in Microfluidic Devices." Meeting of the Mexican Academy for the Research and Teaching of Chemical Engineering. AMIDIQ-MEXICO. Huatulco, Mexico. 7-10 May 2019. Keynote Speech.
B.H., Lapizco-Encinas,. "KEYNOTE Presentation: Particle Separation and Assessment with Electric Fields." 26th International Symposium on Electro- and Liquid Phase-Separation Techniques. ITP. Toulouse, France. 1-4 Sep. 2019. Keynote Speech.
B.H., Lapizco-Encinas,. "Strategies for Dynamic Particle Manipulation and Assessment Employing Insulator-based Dielectrophoresis." 2019 AES Annual meeting at Scix. FACSS. Palm Springs, CA. 14 Oct. 2019. Lecture.
Journal Editor
CHIEF), Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas (EDITOR IN, ed. ELECTROPHORESIS. GERMANY: WILEY, 2018. Web.
Lapizco-Encinas, B.H., ed. Electrophoresis. Germany: Wiley, 2017. Print.
Lapizco-Encinas, Blanca H., ed. ELECTROPHORESIS. Germany: Wiley, 2016. Print.
National/International Competition Award Winner
Hill, Nicole and Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas. AES. TravelGrant to attend the 2018 AES Annual Meeting at Scix. Atlanta, GA, 2018.
Peña, Adriana Coll de and Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas. AES. Travel Grant to attend the 2018 AES Annual Meeting at Scix. Atlanta, GA, 2018.
Lapizco-Encinas, B.H. National Science Foundation. Funded Grant: Development of Dielectrophoresis Chromatography Employing Asymmetric Insulating Structures and Electric Fields. Alexandria, VA, 2017.
Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper
Polniak, D., E. Goodrich, and B.H. Lapizco-Encinas. "Dielectrophoretic Separation of Large Microscale Particles (dp>5 um) By Exploiting Charge Differences." Proceedings of the AlCHE Annual Meeting 2017. Ed. AICHE. Minneapolis, MN: AICHE.
Goodrich, E., M.F. Romero-Creel, and B.H. Lapizco-Encinas. "Dielectrophoretic Assessment of Sub-Micron Particles By Exploiting Charge Differences." Proceedings of the AICHE Annual Meeting 2017. Ed. AICHE. Minneapolis, MN: AICHE.
Perez-Gonzalez, Victor H., Roberto Gallo-Villanueva, and Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas. "Assessment of Joule Heating Effects in Optimized Insulator Based Dielectrophoresis Devices." Proceedings of the AICHE Annual Meeting 2016. Ed. AICHE. San Francisco, CA: AICHE.
Published Conference Proceedings
Saucedo-Espinosa, Mario A. and Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas. "Adapting Current Monitoring Measurement for Low Conductivity Media." Proceedings of the 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting. Ed. AIChE. New York, NY: AIChE, ISBN: 978-0-8169-1094-6, Web.
Saucedo-Espinosa, Mario A., Mallory Rauch, and Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas. "Improving the Design of Insulator-Based Dielectrophoretic Devices: Effect of Insulator Posts Characteristics." Proceedings of the 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting. Ed. AIChE. Ney York, NY: AIChE, ISBN: 978-0-8169-1094-6, Web.
Saucedo-Espinosa, Matio A. and Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas. "Effect of Particle Concentration in the Estimation of Dielectrophoretic Force in Arrays of Insulators." Proceedings of the 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting. Ed. AIChE, ISBN: 978-0-8169-1094-6. New York, NY: AIChE, Web.
Book Chapter
Lapizco-Encinas, B.H. "Applications of Dielectrophoresis in Microfluidics." Microfluidics in Detection Science: Lab-on-a-chip Technologies. Ed. Labeed, Fatima. London, UK: Royal Chemistry Society, 2014. 192-223. Print.
Currently Teaching
BIME-250
Biosystems Process Analysis
3 Credits
A first course for biomedical engineers introducing units, physical properties, dimensions, dimensional analysis, data analysis and data presentation for engineering, stoichiometry of biological reactions, simple material and energy balances for batch and continuous systems in steady and unsteady states.
This course provides the students with the essential skills required to analyze biosystems, and special focus is given to developing problem solving skills with a biological context.
BIME-499
Co-op
0 Credits
One semester of paid work experience in biomedical engineering.
In the News
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October 18, 2024
New micro-technique to differentiate pathogens faster discovered by RIT researcher
RIT researcher Blanca Lapizco-Encinas found new ways to identify those mutations faster. Resurrecting an older theoretical technique that can be used for analyzing pathogens that cause disease, her work could improve how clinicians develop more effective treatments.