# Key Points from IRC Log

• A medical pathology textbook "Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease" was shared and discussed, with kanzure providing a high-speed download link for the resource (http://sata.serveftp.org/~bryan/papers/Medicine%20-%20Pathology%20-%20Robbins%20Pathologic%20Basis%20Of%20Disease%207ed%20(eBook).pdf).

• Participants discussed microfluidic device design concepts, specifically passive systems using surface tension, hydrophobic/hydrophilic patterns, and capillary forces to move droplets without external power sources or pumps.

• A paper on self-directed movement of droplets on radially patterned surfaces was shared, describing how droplets can be made to move toward the center of a specially designed surface using hydrophobic/hydrophilic patterns.

• The group discussed potential DIY-friendly methods for patterning surfaces to create microfluidic devices, including non-perpendicular photolithography and mechanical pore creation with varying densities.

• Conversation touched on the emerging H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak, with participants noting the rapid publication of scientific papers on the topic and discussing potential detection methods.

• A Firefox extension for Google Scholar was mentioned, designed to track search queries to prevent circular searching and potentially generate new related queries automatically.

• Links were shared to open source hardware resources, including http://heybryan.org/om.html and a collaborative site at https://we.riseup.net/opensourcehardware.