April 2017

New Research Investigates Whether Microfluidic-based Cell Culture is Fit for Purpose

April 29, 2017

Bio-scientist attitudes towards the future of microfluidics-based 3D culture technology and the search for their ‘ideal’ model have been revealed in a new research survey conducted by the Department of Engineering. Organ-on-a-chip and [more...]

[Market Landscape] Global Flow Cytometry Market, 2025

April 29, 2017

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Flow Cytometry Market Analysis By Technology (Cell-Based, Bead-Based), By Application (Research, Industrial, Clinical), By End-use (Commercials, Hospitals, Academics, Clinical Labs), [more...]

3D-Printing of Glass Now Possible

April 28, 2017

Three-dimensional printing allows extremely small and complex structures to be made even in small series. A method developed at the KIT for the first time allows also glass to be used for this technique. As a consequence of the properties [more...]

Ultrafast Detection of a Cancer Biomarker Enabled by Innovative Nanobiodevice

April 27, 2017

Researchers have developed a nanobiodevice that can quickly and effectively separate microRNA, short lengths of ribonucleic acid present in bodily fluids, from mixtures of nucleic acids. The nanobiodevice contains a unique array of [more...]

Faster Biosensor for Healthcare Developed

April 27, 2017

DGIST research team led by Professor CheolGi Kim has developed a biosensor platform which has 20 times faster detection capability than the existing biosensors using magnetic patterns resembling a spider web. The sensing capability of a [more...]

Flow Configurations in a Y Splitting-Junction Microchannel

April 27, 2017

Abstract: In the present work, the flow field in a splitting-junction micro channel with a Y shape, which is the simplest geometry to be employed for heat and mass transfer in micro-devices such as micro-heat-exchangers and micro-mixers, [more...]

Optofluidics Announces Name Change to Halo Labs

April 27, 2017

Optofluidics today announced that it’s changing its corporate name to Halo Labs. The move comes after the company changed focus to making analytical tools for biopharmaceutical quality control. “We are excited about this new [more...]

Researchers in Lincoln Laboratory Exploring the Feasibility of Fabricating Microfluidic Devices in Makerspaces

April 26, 2017

Microfluidic devices for performing various assays were created with the tools in Lincoln Laboratory's Technology Office Innovation Laboratory. (Photo credit: Nicole Fandel) For more than a decade, scientists have publicized the potential [more...]

Human Forebrain Circuits Under Construction – In a Dish

April 26, 2017

Fused forebrain spheroids.Sergiu Pasca, M.D., Stanford University National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded neuroscientists have created a 3D window into the human brain’s budding executive hub assembling itself during a critical period [more...]

[Report] Global Microfluidics Market is Expected to Reach US$12.45 Billion by 2025

April 26, 2017

The global market for microfluidics is predicted to witness a high level of competition, owing to the presence of a large number of players operating in it, states a research report by Transparency Market Research. Moreover, the rising [more...]

Stencil Lithography for Scalable Micro- and Nanomanufacturing

April 24, 2017

Authors: Ke Du, Junjun Ding, Yuyang Liu, Ishan Wathuthanthri and Chang-Hwan Choi In this paper, we review the current development of stencil lithography for scalable micro- and nanomanufacturing as a resistless and reusable patterning [more...]

BD To Acquire Bard For $24 Billion

April 24, 2017

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, and C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR), a medical technology leader in the fields of vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products, [more...]

Laser-markable Compounds for Medical Devices

April 17, 2017

Laser-markable compounds, developed by RTP Co., is a series of thermoplastic compounds formulated specifically for allowing high contrast marks and images to be added to an application via laser processing. A variety of polymers, including [more...]

Feeling the Heat in Cells

April 17, 2017

The gallium nitride nanomembrane (GaN NM) is shown attached to a cell. When a pulsed laser is directed onto the nanomembrane, heat is transferred to the cell via a gold microdisc. By monitoring the emitted photoluminescent light (blue [more...]

Biosurfit 500 spinit® Instruments

April 17, 2017

Biosurfit SA (“biosurfit”), the in vitro point-of-care (PoC) diagnostics company, is pleased to announce that it has reached a significant commercial milestone, and also provides an update on recent progress. At the end of February [more...]

Fabrication of All Glass Bifurcation Microfluidic Chip for Blood Plasma Separation

April 17, 2017

Abstract An all-glass bifurcation microfluidic chip for blood plasma separation was fabricated by a cost-effective glass molding process using an amorphous carbon (AC) mold, which in turn was fabricated by the carbonization of a replicated [more...]

Lab-on-a-chip Will Help Give Better Understanding of Liver Function

April 17, 2017

Microfluidic chip for tissue culture with a special NMR detector developed in Southampton A new collaborative project led by researchers at the University of Southampton will take a novel approach towards a systemic understanding of liver [more...]

Organic Silicons’ Role in Surface Modification of Medical Devices

April 16, 2017

For many medical device manufacturers, proprietary coatings and surface treatments can play a significant role in product development and upgrading legacy medical devices under 510(k) guidelines. Silicon dioxide, or silica, is one of the [more...]

The Emerging Frontiers and Applications of High-Resolution 3D Printing

April 16, 2017

Authors: Mao Mao 1, ,Jiankang He 1,* ,Xiao Li 2, ,Bing Zhang 1, ,Qi Lei 1, Yaxiong Liu 1, and Dichen Li 1 State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China 2 Department [more...]

“Organs-On-Chips” Technology: FDA Testing Groundbreaking Science

April 12, 2017

Organ on a Chip (Image credit of Emulate) There are many things you might envision putting on a chip. It’s unlikely that a human organ is one of them. But creating human organ systems in miniature on micro-engineered chips about the size [more...]