Topic
Microfluidics
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Microfluidics for the masses
New open-source website features blueprints for lab-on-a-chip devices.
June 13, 2017 -
Using light to propel water
With new method, MIT engineers can control and separate fluids on a surface using only visible light.
April 25, 2017 -
Makerspaces could enable widespread adoption of microfluidics
Lincoln Laboratory researchers propose an alternative to expensive microfluidics fabrication facilities.
April 21, 2017 -
Method may help myeloma patients avoid painful biopsies
Microfluidic device isolates plasma cells from blood rather than bone marrow.
April 4, 2017 -
Engineers design “tree-on-a-chip”
Microfluidic device generates passive hydraulic power, may be used to make small robots move.
March 20, 2017 -
Scientists make microscopes from droplets
With chemistry and light, researchers can tune the focus of tiny beads of liquid.
March 10, 2017 -
Temperature difference propels droplets
Method for moving fluids on a surface may find uses in condensers, microfluidics, and de-icing.
October 14, 2016 -
Manufacturing microspheres
Technique mass-produces uniform, encapsulated particles for pharmaceuticals, many other uses.
October 6, 2016 -
Microchip enables fast, precise measurement of single-cell growth
Device that measures growth of many individual cells simultaneously could lead to rapid tests for antibiotics.
September 5, 2016 -
Rohit Karnik seeks sustainable solutions through nanotechnology
Engineer’s designs may help purify water, diagnose disease in remote regions of world.
September 1, 2016 -
Replicating the connection between muscles and nerves
New chip could help test drugs for ALS, other neuromuscular disorders.
August 3, 2016 -
New microfluidic device offers means for studying electric field cancer therapy
Low-intensity fields keep malignant cells from spreading, while preserving healthy cells.
July 5, 2016 -
New approach to sorting cells
Microfluidic device distinguishes cells based on how they respond to acoustic vibrations.
May 16, 2016 -
Monterrey Tec researchers exhilarated by nanotech challenges
The Tec de Monterrey and MIT Program fosters exchanges in nanotechnology and nanoscience, with the goal of helping the Tec to become a research university.
March 29, 2016 -
Cell squeezing enhances protein imaging
Compressing cells allows delivery of new fluorescent tags to track proteins in living cells.
February 1, 2016 -
Acoustic tweezers manipulate cells with sound waves
Technique could enable 3-D printing of cellular structures for tissue engineering.
January 25, 2016 -
New device uses carbon nanotubes to snag molecules
Nanotube “forest” in a microfluidic channel may help detect rare proteins and viruses.
December 21, 2015 -
Leaching study boosts potash alternative
Microfluidic experiments show feldspar releases potassium at a higher rate than expected, suggesting new possibilities for using ground rocks in agriculture.
November 10, 2015 -
Big range of behaviors for tiny graphene pores
Like biological channels, graphene pores are selective for certain types of ions.
October 5, 2015 -
Capturing cell growth in 3-D
Spinout’s microfluidics device better models how cancer and other cells interact in the body.
August 14, 2015