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MIT Improves Microfluidics with Interlocking LEGO Blocks

MIT researchers have developed a new platform for microfluidics, using LEGO bricks.

1 Feb 2018

Microfluidic Device Mimics Structure and Physiological Conditions of the Blood-Retinal Barrier

A research team has designed a new microfluidic device that simulates the structure and physiological conditions of the human blood-retinal barrier.

24 Jan 2018

Combining Acoustic Cell-Sorting and Microfluidic Technologies to Isolate Exosomes

An international team of engineers has created a prototype device with the ability to filter out extremely minute particles from blood samples without the need to send the samples to a lab. The device integrates microfluidic and acoustic cell-sorting technologies, and is considered to be advantageous not only for medical applications but also for scientific research.

19 Sep 2017

Study Shows How Nanoparticles Affect Flow in Porous Media

Individuals who have combined vinegar and oil may have unknowingly observed a weird fluid phenomenon known as fingering instability. This type of phenomenon, known as viscous fingering (VF), takes place in porous media where fluids of varying viscosity meet in finger-shaped patterns due to increasing disturbances at the interface.

5 Apr 2017

Researchers Develop Innovative Nano-Capillary Rise Model to Decipher Fracking

In the last decades, hydraulic fracturing or â€œfracking,â€ a method of oil and gas extraction, has taken the global energy industry by storm. In this technique, small gas and oil deposits that are trapped inside stone formations are drawn out by fracturing the rock.

22 Mar 2017

Researchers Gain Insights into How Melting Occurs in 2D Systems

A fact known worldwide is that in Winter snow falls, and in Spring, it melts. However, the question remains how is this phase change driven?

2 Feb 2017

Researchers Discover Peculiar State of Fluid Mixtures Contained In Nanochannels

Shrinking the investigation of objects down to the nanometer scale often reveals new properties of matter that have no equivalent for their bulk analysis. This phenomenon is motivating many current studies of nanomaterials which can reveal fascinating new phenomena.

11 Jan 2017

Acoustic Waves Used to Drive Fluids at the Nanoscale

A group of mechanical engineers at the University of California San Diego have effectively used acoustic waves to transport fluids via small channels at the nanoscale. This innovative method is a first step toward the manufacturing of small, portable devices that may be used for microrobotics applications and drug discovery.

16 Nov 2016

Study on Development of Nanodroplets in Aqueous Solutions of Polar Organics

Some researchers in Russia came together to better understand the heterogeneous nature of a polar organic liquid mixed with water.

9 Nov 2016

Primoceler Brings Expertise to Micro-Optics, Microfluidics Markets Through Privanet’s VC Investment

Microfabrication leader Primoceler is preparing for a surge in production volume, all thanks to a venture capital (VC) investment from Privanet, An online marketplace for unlisted securities.

15 Sep 2016