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July 2016

Microfluidic Cell Culture

July 20, 2016

Microfluidics Microfluidics technology is characterized by the manipulation of small volumes of fluids (10-9 to 10-18 liters) in channels with dimensions of tens of micrometers. Certain properties of microfluidic technologies such as rapid [more...]

Real Life Brain Studies: 3D Brain-on-a-chip

July 20, 2016

Micro sieve electrode array(Image credit:  University of Twente)  To study brain cell’s operation and test the effect of medication on individual cells, the conventional Petri dish with flat electrodes is not sufficient. For truly [more...]

Penn Engineers Develop $2 Portable Zika Test

July 14, 2016

Microfluidic device for zika test (Image credit: University of Pennsylvania) University of Pennsylvania engineers have developed a rapid, low-cost genetic test for the Zika virus. The $2 testing device, about the size of a soda can, does [more...]

Air Bubbles and Microfluidics-Elveflow Tutorial

July 3, 2016

Air bubbles are among the most recurring issues in microfluidics. Because of the micrometric dimensions of the tubes and channels, air bubbles can be very difficult to remove and be very detrimental for your experiment. This review will [more...]

3D Printing Liquid Metal Fugitive Inks

July 2, 2016

Direct-writing liquid metal as a sacrificial template for molding of microfluidic channels Researchers at NC State have developed a new method to create microfluidic channels and micro-vasculature in polymers by 3D printing liquid metal [more...]