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Technology Research News
May 19, 2004 |
Microchannel Folds Fluids Researchers from the University of Michigan have devised a passive mixing scheme that causes the flow of liquids on a microfluidic chip to split, rotate and recombine so that the fluid repeatedly folds in on itself and so mixes relatively quickly despite the lack of turbulence.   |
Technology Research News
May 7, 2003
Eric Smalley |
Sound forms virtual test tubes Microfluidics devices usually consist of microscopic chambers and tunnels made from silicon, glass or plastic. Researchers from the University of Washington have taken a different tack. Their microscale device uses sound waves to trap and mix tiny amounts of substances. |
Technology Research News
October 6, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Fluid chip does binary logic Researchers are working to combine many gates to make a microfluidic computing system. The technology could lead to inexpensive, easily-manufacturerd handheld labs-on-a-chip that do not require control electronics. |
Technology Research News
July 16, 2003 |
Jolts mix micro fluids Researchers from the New Jersey Institute of Technology have shown that it is possible to mix small amounts of liquids more quickly by pulsing the flow rates of the liquids through the channels in such a way that the pulse rates of the two liquids are out of phase. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Lab-Grown Liver New cell culture system solves problem of growing liver cells. |
Technology Research News
March 10, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Tiny pumps drive liquid circuits Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lucent Technologies' Bell Laboratories have combined microfluidics and organic electronics to make a tunable plastic transistor that could enable low-cost methods to drive, control and monitor labs-on-a-chip. The device can also use tiny amounts of fluid to adjust optical devices. |
Technology Research News
March 10, 2004 |
Charges make micro whirlpools Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have devised a way to define tiny patterns that carry positive, negative or neutral charge on the surface of a microchannel. |
Chemistry World
February 22, 2013
Anthony King |
LED triggers microfluidic mixing French scientists have developed a way to mix fluids in microfluidic devices using light from an external LED as a trigger. The strategy is simple but offers good control over mixing without complex components. |
Technology Research News
December 3, 2003
Eric Smalley |
Biochip puts it all together Researchers have made all manner of microfluidic machines, but have yet to come up with cheap, mass-producible biochips for handheld medical and environmental testing. A simple plastic chip puts the necessary pieces together. The $7 device tests blood samples for the presence of E. coli bacteria. |
Bio-IT World
Dec 2005/Jan 2006
Robert M. Frederickson |
Labcyte Demonstrates 'Sound' Transfer As mundane as the topic of fluid management may seem, it is big business. And this developer of microfluidic systems' new technology is well suited to high-throughput biological applications where large numbers of different fluids must be transferred rapidly and sequentially. |
Chemistry World
June 12, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Imploding Bubbles Mix Fluids on a Chip Fluids traveling through micro channels could be mixed together by being whipped into a laser-induced froth, say researchers. Their technique may provide a simple way to control chemical reactions in a lab-on-a-chip. |
Technology Research News
June 4, 2003 |
Microfluidics go nonlinear Researchers from the California Institute of Technology and the University of California at San Diego have constructed computer-logic-like circuits that control the flow of fluid through a chamber rather than the flow of electricity through a solid. |
Chemistry World
October 7, 2015
Christopher Barnard |
Microfluidic device lets the drop beat Scientists in Switzerland have incorporated pulsing human heart tissue into a microfluidic device to make a model of a living system that could be used to test new drugs. |
Chemistry World
October 1, 2014
Katrina Kramer |
Microfluidics for the masses US scientists have developed a series of microfluidic building blocks that allow researchers to construct devices by assembling the components like Lego. |
Technology Research News
May 4, 2005
Eric Smalley |
Chip Gauges Cell Reactions Researchers have devised a way to test within minutes the reactions of cells to all types of stimuli. The researchers' system is very sensitive, relatively inexpensive, uses little power, and is portable. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2013
Andrew J. Steckl |
Electronics on Paper Paper electronics could pave the way to a new generation of cheap, flexible gadgets |
Technology Research News
March 24, 2004 |
Triangles form one-way channels The microfluidic rectifier could be used in integrated microfluidic circuits, which use control fluids to operate pumps and valves that move samples and reagents in biochips. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Young Again Niche cells can reverse the aging of stem cells. |
Chemistry World
July 31, 2012
Fiona McKenzie |
Sorting the good from the bad US scientists have found a way to separate cancerous cells from healthy cells by taking advantage of their adhesion properties. Separating cancer cells for analysis is a critical step for determining the recommended course of treatment for patients. |
Smithsonian
March 2004 |
Signal Discovery? A Los Angeles scientist says living cells may make distinct sounds, which might someday help doctors "hear" diseases |
