Combining microchip engineering techniques with cutting-edge gene profiling, scientists at Columbia University have developed ...

Pleural effusion cytology is already used in cancer diagnosis, especially in metastatic settings, but its sensitivity can be limited.

The organ-on-chip market offers opportunities driven by the demand for alternatives to animal testing, advances in ...

(Nanowerk News) MIT researchers have used 3D printing to produce self-heating microfluidic devices, demonstrating a technique which could someday be used to rapidly create cheap, yet accurate, tools ...

Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is an electrokinetic phenomenon that induces the motion of polarisable particles in a non-uniform electric field. This method, utilised within microfluidic devices, has evolved ...

Old-school electrical engineers—and plenty of older research scientists, even biologists like me—remember the days of building circuits from parts: capacitors, resistors, and transistors. The creation ...

A cheap one-step process produces miniature chemical reactors that could be used to detect diseases or analyze substances. MIT researchers have used 3D printing to produce self-heating microfluidic ...

Microfluidic biochips represent a transformative technology that miniaturises laboratory functions onto single chip platforms, revolutionising biochemical assays, point‐of‐care diagnostics, and ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking, freely available droplet microfluidic component library, which promises to transform the way microfluidic devices are created. This innovation, based on ...

The beverage industry continually seeks innovative methods to ensure product quality, safety, and compliance with global health standards. Microfluidic devices have emerged as a pivotal technology in ...

A fabrication process can produce self-heating microfluidic devices in one step using a multimaterial 3D printer. These devices, which can be made rapidly and cheaply in large numbers, could help ...

MIT researchers developed a fabrication process to produce self-heating microfluidic devices in one step using a multi-material 3D printer. Pictured is an example of one of the devices. MIT ...