June 2016

In Worldwide Chemotaxis Competition, Researchers Race Cell Through a Microfluidic Maze

June 25, 2016

Dicty and HL60 cells are racing through microfluidic mazes (Image Credit: Monica Skoge) Neutrophil-like cells must balance speed against chemotactic accuracy to win a chemotaxis maze race in the inaugural Dicty World Races, a worldwide [more...]

Microfluidics-Based Pressure Sensor Takes Loads, Bends

June 25, 2016

Researchers from the National University of Singapore have devised a thin and flexible pressure sensor that not only measures compression loads from a very wide range (2 kPa to 400 kPa) but can also distinguish bending or stretching loads. [more...]

Heat from Laser Ablation May Treat Cancer Safely, Effectively

June 20, 2016

An illustration of how laser ablation is used to treat prostate cancer. (Image credit: UCLA) A novel fusion-imaging technique uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to guide the insertion of a laser fiber into a cancerous tumor. The laser, [more...]

Engineers Develop a New Biosensor Chip for Detecting DNA Mutations

June 20, 2016

Single gene mutation biosensor. (Photos courtesy of Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego) Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed an electrical graphene chip capable of detecting mutations in DNA. [more...]

Staff Electro-mechanical Engineer in BD Medical

June 7, 2016

Post this information for a friend. Please send email to inquire. TITLE: STAFF ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEER [more...]

How to Accelerate the Biosensor Revolution: Laser Micro Manufacturing Focus

June 5, 2016

Figure 1: This stainless steel part demonstrates the precision offered by micro-needle fabrication (Image credit: Resonetics) Biosensor technology is fueling an explosion in the amount of health-related data that is directly collected from [more...]

Outsourcing Point-of-Care Diagnostic Development

June 4, 2016

The demand for rapid diagnostic analysis is putting pressure on companies to move testing out of central laboratories and into the point-of-care environment. According to Markets and Markets Inc.’s latest report, “This market [more...]

Survey Microfluidics and Sensors

June 4, 2016

A schematic of a thermal mass flow meter (Image Credit: Wikiwand) As requested by Mr. Henne van Heeren, an invitation for Microfluidics and Sensors Voluntary Survey conduced by enablingMNT is posted. After our earlier very successful [more...]