September 2015

Hybrid Chip Enables Reliable Direct Detection of Ebola

September 27, 2015

This hybrid device integrates a microfluidic chip for sample preparation and an optofluidic chip for optical detection of individual molecules of viral RNA. (Image Credit: Joshua Parks) A team led by researchers at UC Santa Cruz has [more...]

DuPont Microcircuit Materials Introduces New Inks for Printed Electronics

September 23, 2015

DuPont Microcircuit Materials (DuPont) is launching electronic inks that cure quickly at low temperatures, expanding the possibility of printing electronics onto an entirely new group of plastic films. The technology is expected to [more...]

A Fast Cell Sorter Shrinks to Cell Phone Size

September 22, 2015

Drawing of blood components being separated by sound waves (Image Image: Tony Jun Huang/Penn State) Commercial fluorescence activated cell sorters have been highly successful in the past 40 years at rapidly and accurately aiding medical [more...]

New Frontiers in 3D printing

September 22, 2015

A new “active” 3D printhead, developed by Wyss Core Faculty member Jennifer Lewis, mixes complex inks using a rotational impeller inside a microscale nozzle, allowing heterogeneous materials to be printed in three dimensions. [more...]

4 Ways to Make Money from Your Invention

September 20, 2015

When you are designing a medical technology product, business acumen is likely not on your mind. But think again. Calculating basic financials and strategizing ways to sell and/or fund your invention is an important first step in ensuring [more...]

BD to Acquire Cellular Research to Develop a Leading Genomics Platform

September 20, 2015

BD Life Sciences, a segment of leading global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), today announced it has completed the acquisition of Cellular Research, Inc. BD is a global leader in characterizing [more...]

Ten Smartphone-Based Systems for Infectious Disease Detection, Epidemiology

September 20, 2015

From transportation to healthcare, service systems make our lives easier and more productive on a daily basis. New technologies that learn from data are bringing intelligence to service systems, allowing them to center on people by [more...]

Understanding Sensor Resolution Specifications

September 20, 2015

Summary The TechNote describes in detail the important factors in the interpretation of displacement resolution specifications found in most sensor datasheets – an often misinterpreted number. Introduction As a machine designer or [more...]

Gen9 Announces Call for Entries for the Fourth Annual G-Prize

September 20, 2015

Gen9, Inc., the pioneer in developing scalable technologies for synthesizing and assembling DNA, today announced that it is accepting entries for its fourth annual G-Prize competition. Launched and exclusively run by Gen9, the G-Prize is [more...]

Machining Micro Molds for Medical Devices

September 18, 2015

Machining the micro molds used to make medical devices and components require among the most demanding micro machining applications. A new type of machining platforms is making it possible to machine molds faster, more accurately, and more [more...]

Lab-on-a-Chip Technology Cuts Costs of Lab Tests for HIV, Lyme Disease, Other Diseases

September 14, 2015

The Rutgers lab-on-a chip is three inches long and an inch wide – the size of a glass microscope slide (Image Credit: Courtesy Mehdi Ghodbane) Rutgers engineers have developed a breakthrough device that can significantly reduce the [more...]

Next Generation Blood Sampling

September 14, 2015

In a world where health care costs are escalating and demands on health are systems becoming overwhelming, Trajan Scientific and Medical announces the innovative of hemaPEN, a prototype blood collection and storage device. Harnessing the [more...]

Recent Advances in Optical Fiber Devices For Microfluidics Integration

September 13, 2015

Detection and trapping of molecules can be achieved with optical fibers directly located within the fluidic microchannel. This paper examines the recent emergence of miniaturized optical fiber based sensing and actuating devices that have [more...]

Flow Control Survey

September 13, 2015

The MFmanufacturing project is currently investigating the state of the art and the challenges in microfluidic flow control. The results will be used in the discussion on microfluidic design rules and standard development. All experts in [more...]

Challenging Biological Limits With Microfluidic Single Cell Analysis

September 8, 2015

Author: Christian Dusny and Andreas Schmid, Article first published online: 28 JAN 2015, DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12252 Back in the 17th century, van Leeuwenhoek was the first to advance into the microbial universe with his simple, but [more...]

New Microfluidic Device to Determine Bacteria’s Antibiotic Resistance

September 6, 2015

Staphylococcus epidermis is increasingly emerging as a cause of multi-resistant hospital-acquired infections. The ability to quickly judge whether a bacteria is resistant to antibiotics could make a major difference in a patient’s [more...]

FireflySci Adds New Micro Flow Cell Manufacturing Division for Flow Cytometry

September 6, 2015

FireflySci Inc. (FFS) is the newest company in the cuvette manufacturing industry. In just a short time, they are quickly starting to dominate the cuvette market and are now expanding into micro flow cell manufacturing for flow [more...]

3-D Printing Breaks the Glass Barrier

September 6, 2015

The palette of materials that can be used as 3-D printing “ink” is quickly growing in diversity, but one ubiquitous material has, until now, been absent: transparent glass. It’s already possible to use tiny granules of glass in a [more...]

Scientists Thick Cell Mechanics Are More Complex Than Previously Thought

September 6, 2015

Confocal microscopy images of fibroblast cells of connective tissue. Cells were grown under controlled conditions into particular shapes using square or round islands 30-45µm in size to which cells were attached. The actin cytoskeleton of [more...]

Customizing 3D Printing – New System Automatically Turns CAD Files into Visual Models

September 6, 2015

A new Web-based interface allows a wide range of modifications to basic designs that are printable on a 3-D printer, allowing novices do in minutes what would take experts in computer-aided design hours. The technology behind 3-D printing [more...]