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New, Inexpensive, Reusable and Highly Efficient Microfluidic Connector

Like other users of microfluidic systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researcher Javier Atencia was faced with an annoying engineering problem: how to simply, reliably and most of all, tightly, connect his tiny devices to the external pumps and reservoirs delivering liquids into the system.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 17 Nov 2009

Novel and Simple Way to Analyze Samples that are Complex Mixtures

The goal of an integrated, miniaturized laboratory analysis system, also known as a "lab-on-a-chip," is simple: sample in, answer out. However, researchers wanting to use these microfluidic devices to analyze complex solutions containing particulates or other contaminating materials often find that the first part of the process isn't so easy.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 17 Nov 2009

Microscopic Organisms Stirring Fluids Remarkably Quickly and Effectively

In studies of the motion of tiny swimming bacteria, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory found that the microscopic organisms can stir fluids remarkably quickly and effectively. As a result, the bacterial flagella could act like tiny motors to mix chemicals in biomedical kits, among other applications.

From Argonne National Laboratory 4 Nov 2009

Researchers Develop "Non Invasive" Optical Molecule Trap

Molecules in fluids constantly stay in motion and are difficult to concentrate in one spot. Such measures are necessary, for instance, to trigger certain reactions or to investigate bonds between molecules and other subs...

3 Nov 2009

Microdroplet PCR Technology Well Suited for Performing Sequence-Based Association Studies

Data generated using microdroplet PCR technology as an enrichment method is particularly well suited for performing sequence-based association studies, according to a paper published today by researchers at the Scripps Translational Science Institute, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and RainDance Technologies, Inc.

From Bio-Rad Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd. 2 Nov 2009

Sandia Researcher Solves Problem of Mixing Liquids in Tiny Volumes

Sandia researchers have developed a process that can mix tiny volumes of liquid, even in complicated spaces.

From Sandia National Laboratories 27 Oct 2009

New Ventilum Chip is Latest Advancement in Super-Efficient Fluid Control Technology

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 0981.HK) and Microstaq, developer of the world's most advanced silicon MEMS-based fluid control technology, today announced th...

From Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) 26 Oct 2009

RainDance Extends Capabilities of Sequence Enrichment Solution

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, announced today it will extend the capabilities of its Sequence Enrichment Solution by offering Methyl-Seq and Ultra-Deep Resequencing applications.

From Bio-Rad Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd. 22 Oct 2009

Sandia Labs Uses ActiPix D100 from Paraytec for Monitoring Degradation of Munitions

Paraytec Ltd. has announced that its ActiPix D100 system is being used by the Biosystems Research Group at Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, CA, USA) to develop a capillary electrophoresis - based monitoring system for the "Explosive Destruction System" part of the U.S Chemical Demilitarisation program.

From Sandia National Laboratories 6 Oct 2009

Researchers Develop New Method for Studying Bacterial Swimming

Researchers have developed a new method for studying bacterial swimming, one that allows them to trap Escherichia coli bacteria and modify the microbes' environment without hindering the way they move.

4 Oct 2009