Droplet-based Microfluidics

Microfluidics for Advanced Functional Polymeric Materials

September 17, 2017

Book Description Amazon Link | Wiley Link Author: Liang-Yin Chu, Wei Wang ISBN: 978-3-527-34182-5 336 pages June 2017 Summary A comprehensive and systematic treatment of our current understanding of the microfluidic technique and its [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...]

Chanel unveils results of microfluidics research in new launch Hydra Beauty Micro Crème

March 19, 2017

Hydra Beauty Micro Crème (Image Credit: Chanel) Chanel has unveiled the latest fruits of its research into microfluidics with the launch of a new skin care treatment, the first to contain camellia micro-droplets. The French fashion [more...]

A New Type of Monitoring Provides Information About the Life of Bacteria in Microdroplets

February 20, 2017

A microfluidic device constructed of tubing and Teflon connectors. (Image credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski) In the future, it will be possible to carry out tests of new drugs on bacteria much more efficiently using microfluidic [more...]

CRISPR Meets Single-cell Sequencing in New Screening Method

February 18, 2017

Microfluidic droplets capture single, genome-edited cells and barcode their transcriptome. (Image Credit: Paul Datlinger/CeMM) Genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9 “gene scissors” is a powerful tool for biological discovery and for [more...]

Bio-Rad to Acquire RainDance Technologies

January 22, 2017

Bio-Rad Laboratories has agreed to acquire RainDance Technologies for an undisclosed price, the companies said today (Jan 16th 2017). “The company’s droplet-based solutions will extend our reach into next-generation sequencing [more...]

Microfluidics in the Clinical Lab

December 28, 2016

From Admin: In this article, the author uses non-tech analogies from everyday life to explain some key microfluidics principles that govern the behaviors of flow in micro scale domain. The advantages of using microfluidics system have been [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...]

Microfluidics, A New Way for Cosmetics

April 9, 2016

Microfluidic Textures Video (Image Credit: Capsum) A pioneer in the field of Microfluidics, Capsum is the world-first cosmetic company to apply the principles of Microfluidics for the industry. Capsum engineered novel cold manufacturing [more...]

Analyzing DNA on Chip: Carving the PCR Toolbox in Silicon

November 15, 2015

Silicon-based PCR chip (Credit: Tim Stakenborg, Senior Scientist, imec) The PCR technique has given medical doctors and researchers a powerful tool to detect specific DNA sequences in a sample. With PCR, they can determine, for example, [more...]

The Lab-on-Chip Revolution: Finding the Right Niche

October 24, 2015

To trim costs and simplify the design of microfluidic devices, USC’s Krisna Bhargava has harnessed 3D printing to produce modular, Lego-style components for housing the elements of microfluidic systems. In laboratories ranging from [more...]

Microfluidics Enables Production of Shape-controllable Microgels

February 11, 2015

The schematic on top depicts a microfluidic device to create biocompatible particles called shape-controllable microgels that could be custom designed for specific roles such as drug delivery vehicles, tissue engineering building blocks [more...]

Cell Ordering Using Pinch Flow Microchannel for Signle Cell Kinase Assay

December 8, 2014

Abstract Droplet-based microfluidics has shown potential in high throughput single cell assays by encapsulating individual cells in water-in-oil emulsions. Ordering cells in a micro-channel is necessary to encapsulate individual cells into [more...]