November 2016

Fluidigm Introduces High-Parameter Maxpar Mass Cytometry Panels for Immuno-Oncology Research

November 27, 2016

Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) announced the introduction of a modular set of high-parameter Maxpar® mass cytometry panels for immuno-oncology research. Designed for use with Helios™ and CyTOF® systems, the Immuno-Oncology Maxpar [more...]

Harvard Creating a Smoking Machine

November 27, 2016

In a published study, the Wyss Institute describes an instrument they engineered that can “breathe” in and out, actively smoke regular and electronic cigarettes much like a human. Individual mouth pieces in a rotating unit of the [more...]

Materials and Microfabrication Processes for Next-generation Brain-machine Devices

November 27, 2016

Implantable devices such as pacemakers, cochlear implants, and deep brain stimulation devices enhance the quality of life for many people. Improving the integration of such devices with the body could enable the next generation of [more...]

Genalyte Raises $36 million from Khosla for Its One-drop Blood Test

November 27, 2016

Maverick Detection System (Image credit: Genalyte) Theranos competitor Genalyte just announced it has raised an equity round of $36 million in funding led by Khosla Ventures and Redmile Group. The San Diego-based startup leverages [more...]

Novartis, Google Backtrack Plans to Test Smart Contact Lens in 2016

November 27, 2016

When will Novartis and Google begin testing the autofocus contact lens they have been developing? Well, there’s still no clear date in sight. The pharmaceutical company announced late last week they had done away with a 2016 goal of [more...]

Micro-Bubbles Make Big Impact

November 27, 2016

The quest to develop a wireless micro-robot for biomedical applications requires a small-scale “motor” that can be wirelessly powered through biological media. While magnetic fields can be used to power small robots wirelessly, [more...]

Sculpting How Chemicals Spread In Fluid Flows

November 20, 2016

Solute is flowing from left to right in a square and skinny duct. The square case arrives with a gentler buildup (with more mass to the left), while the skinny case arrives with a more abrupt, sharper front. (Credit: Roberto Camassa, [more...]

Microfluidics and Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics

November 20, 2016

Microfluidic devices offer novel time-saving advantages to researchers using mass spectrometry (MS) for proteomic analysis, and these tools have been becoming more available in MS over the last two decades. Recent papers by Redman et al. [more...]

Technology Brings New Precision to Study of Circadian Rhythm in Individual Cells

November 14, 2016

UGA researchers encapsulated individual Neurospora crassa cells in droplets using this new microfluidics device. (The channel is dyed green.) The device allowed them to track tens of thousands of cells with single-cell precision as they [more...]

Journal of Micromachine Calls for Papers, Special Issue “Insights and Advancements in Microfluidics”

November 14, 2016

Special Issue Information Dear Colleagues, Microfluidics has developed rapidly over the past three decades. Relentless diagnostic, medical and chemical applications have been demonstrated in various applications, plateforms and tools. Have [more...]

Integrated Biosensors for Streamlined Human Behavior Research

November 14, 2016

Facial Expression Analysis Engine seamlessly integrates into the iMotions platform (Image credit: iMitions) The landscape of human behavior research is changing rapidly these days. Many questions that were once believed to exist solely in [more...]

Droplet-based Testing of Biochemical Reactions in 10,000 Different Conditions

November 6, 2016

By producing a large number of droplets containing different reagents in slightly different concentrations, it is possible to generate a high resolution map of how a reaction proceeds from different starting conditions. Here, Anthony [more...]

Survey on Microfluidic Testing Open for Experts

November 6, 2016

The purpose of the survey is to understand which tests this community sees as needed to verify the integrity of microfluidic based products in development or in production. We intend to help the industry to develop community wide supported [more...]

Organ-On-A-Chip Startup, Emulate, Grabs $45M to Shake Up Drug Discovery

November 6, 2016

Organ on a Chip (Image credit of Emulate) Who will come up with the killer app for drug discovery, the thing that will make finding new medicines faster, cheaper, and less risky? No one has come close to figuring that out, but a group of [more...]

3D-printed Heart-on-a-chip with Integrated Sensors

November 6, 2016

Harvard University researchers have made the first entirely 3D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensing. Built by a fully automated, digital manufacturing procedure, the 3D-printed heart-on-a-chip can be quickly fabricated and [more...]