May 2017

Diagnostic Device Has Been Printed

May 31, 2017

Researchers from the product design and development department at Cambridge Consultants, a UK-based company that develops medical products, created the technology to make it happen. Using inkjet printing technology, the device is developed [more...]

DNA Sequencing Market Foreseen to Grow Exponentially Over 2017 – 2025 : Persistence Market Research

May 31, 2017

DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique used to determine the sequence of a DNA molecule. Particularly, the arrangement of four nucleotide bases i.e. Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine, and Thymine can be identified by usage of various sequencing [more...]

Glomerulus-on-a-Chip Created from Stem Cells

May 31, 2017

Scanning electron micrograph of a human stem cell-derived matured podocyte with multiple primary and secondary processes extending in all directions on extracellular matrix-coated material. (Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University) [more...]

Breakthrough in 3D Printing of Glass Could Benefit Microfluidics

May 31, 2017

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and academic collaborators have demonstrated the synthesis of transparent glass through 3D printing, a development that could ultimately lead to altering the design and structure of lasers [more...]

Water Filtering Technology Would use 1000-times Less Energy Than Conventional Methods

May 31, 2017

Bright-field microscopy image of the microfluidic channels near the outlets. The CO2 channels are kept at 136kPa whereas the air channels are left open to the atmosphere (Image credit: University of Hawaii) According to the World Health [more...]

Rainbow Seed Fund & University of Birmingham Back Promising Technology Spinout Linear Diagnostics

May 31, 2017

Rainbow Seed Fund, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on building technology companies from the UK’s research base, announced today an investment into University of Birmingham spinout Linear Diagnostics. The investment [more...]

A Perspective on the Rise of Optofluidics and the Future-Review

May 31, 2017

In the recent past, the field of optofluidics has thrived from the immense efforts of researchers from diverse communities. The concept of optofluidics combines optics and microfluidics to exploit novel properties and functionalities. In [more...]

UW Engineers Borrow from Electronics to Build Largest Circuits to Date in Living Eukaryotic Cells

May 31, 2017

An artist’s impression of connected CRISPR-dCas9 NOR gates. (Image Credit: Justin Vrana, University of Washington) Living cells must constantly process information to keep track of the changing world around them and arrive at an [more...]

Live Cell Imaging Market to Reach $9.3 Billion by 2025

May 31, 2017

The global live cell imaging market is expected to reach USD 9.3 billion by 2025. Rising popularity of kinetic research over fixed cellular analysis is the key driver. Addition of dyes and reagents alter the cell behavior, mostly in a [more...]

Better and Cheaper Healthcare with Dry Blood Samples

May 31, 2017

A drop of blood on filter paper for future diagnostics. (Image Credit: Johan Björkesten) Dried blood on filter paper stored for future diagnostic purposes – considerably easier than the present-day, resource-consuming method using [more...]

Using Distinctive Body Locations to Control Mobile Devices

May 29, 2017

Computer scientists from Saarland University and the US company Google are giving wrinkles, knuckles and birthmarks a whole new meaning. Similarly to temporary tattoos for children, the researchers are placing ultra-thin, electronic [more...]

IBM Scientists Use Lab-on-a-Chip Nanochannel Technology Designed to “Stretch” DNA to Help Detect Disease

May 29, 2017

IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists have developed a “lab-on-a-chip” technology that can stretch double-stranded DNA molecules with the potential to efficiently reveal biomarkers that may indicate disease. This technology complements the IBM [more...]

Researchers of the University of Twente Using Microfluidic Chip to Separate DNA

May 29, 2017

Researchers of the University of Twente in The Netherlands developed a glass microchip for ultrafast separation and purification of DNA fragments. The chip, moreover, is easy to produce and cheap. The UT scientists published their results [more...]

Smartphone-Controlled Cells Could Pump Insulin for Diabetics

May 18, 2017

A researcher uses a smartphone to control light levels in mice with implanted LED discs. Scientists in China have used a smartphone and a technique called optogenetics to precisely control cells to deliver insulin to diabetic mice. The [more...]

Theranos Names Former Abbott Diagnostics Executive Cass Grandone as Head of Product Development

May 18, 2017

Theranos today announced that a key role has been filled on the company’s executive team, with the arrival of Cass Grandone as Senior Vice President of Product Development. Mr. Grandone’s career has included R&D roles of increasing [more...]

Leti Announces Project to Create Nanotherapy Targeting Inflammatory Bowel Disease

May 18, 2017

Leti, a technology research institute of CEA Tech, today announced a European Union project to develop a nanotherapy targeting the molecules involved in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. [more...]

A Review of Droplet-Sequencing

May 14, 2017

Cells, the building blocks of tissues, organs, and organisms, vary broadly in type and state. Today, the lack of information about cellular diversity in complex tissues leads researchers to find new ways of single-cell analysis and [more...]

Microrheology-A Review

May 14, 2017

Microrheology is a technique used to measure the rheological properties, such as viscosity and viscoelasticity of a material, whether liquid, “soft solids” or solids. This science gathers several techniques aiming to overcome serious [more...]

Yole Report -Status of the Microfluidics Industry 2017

May 13, 2017

Microfluidic technologies have finally found sweet spots and there are already credible options for the next upsurge. This new Yole Development report provides a comlete analysis of microfluidic device/product applications, market and [more...]

3-D Model of Human Brain Development and Disease

May 13, 2017

After spheroids representing two different brain regions fuse in a dish, neurons from one spheroid (green) migrate into the other and forge connections with the neurons there. (Image Credit: Pasca lab, Stanford University) Brain [more...]