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New Microfluidic System to Study How Proteins Form and Lose Their Natural Folded Structures

Collaborating scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the University of California (UC) San Diego have developed a powerful new system for studying how proteins and other biological molecules form and lose their natural folded structures.

19 Dec 2014

Kirigami Holds Promise for Microfluidic Devices and Nanoscale Applications

Origami is capable of turning a simple sheet of paper into a pretty paper crane, but the principles behind the paper-folding art can also be applied to making a microfluidic device for a blood test, or for storing a satellite's solar panel in a rocket’s cargo bay.

12 Dec 2014

Updated Report on Global Biochips and Microarrays Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech's new report "Biochips and Microarrays - Technologies, Markets and Companies" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 3 Dec 2014

EPFL Team Honored for Breakthrough Biological Trackpad Consisting of Microfluidic Chip

The team from EPFL participating in the 2014 iGEM completion has been awarded a gold medal for their innovative Biopad design.

29 Nov 2014

Fluidigm’s New Workflow Enables High Throughput Single-Cell mRNA Sequencing

Fluidigm Corporation announced a new workflow that enables high throughput single-cell mRNA sequencing. This workflow, which was presented today at the Society for Neuroscience Conference, outlines significant advances in integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) design and chemistry to massively increase throughput and ease-of-use while simultaneously decreasing the cost of single-cell preparation. A full commercial version is expected to be available in the first half of 2015.

From Standard BioTools 20 Nov 2014

Epigem Contributes Biocompatible Microfluidic Modules for EU-funded Rare Anaemia Treatments Project

Epigem, a high-tech British micro engineering company, has made a major contribution to the EU-funded CoMMiTMenT (Combined Molecular Microscopy for Therapy and Personalised Medication in Rare Anaemia Treatments) project, a significant steptowards the creation of an ‘artificial spleen’.

From Epigem Ltd. 29 Oct 2014

Nanofluid Developed at UJI Improves Heat Conductivity

Researchers at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) have developed and patented a nanofluid improving thermal conductivity at temperatures up to 400°C without assuming an increase in costs or a remodeling of the infrastructure.

25 Oct 2014

Researchers Develop Lab-on-a-Chip for Early Detection of Lung Cancer

Scientists have been laboring to detect cancer and a host of other diseases in people using promising new biomarkers called "exosomes." Indeed, Popular Science magazine named exosome-based cancer diagnostics one of the 20 breakthroughs that will shape the world this year. Exosomes could lead to less invasive, earlier detection of cancer, and sharply boost patients' odds of survival.

8 Oct 2014

Microfluidic Stimulations Help Control Growth of Neurons

A University of Texas at Arlington team exploring how neuron growth can be controlled in the lab and, possibly, in the human body has published a new paper in Nature Scientific Reports on how fluid flow could play a significant role.

7 Oct 2014

CTC-iChip Microfluidic System Separates Cancer Cells Circulating in Blood

A team of bioengineers, molecular biologists, and clinicians used a novel rare cell-sorter to isolate breast cancer cells from the blood of patients, with the aim of identifying the most effective drugs to treat each individual tumor. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) were isolated and grown in the laboratory for extensive genetic analysis, which enabled the identification and testing of the most effective cancer-killing drugs for those tumors.

3 Oct 2014