Flow Cytometry: Fluidics and Versatility in Flow
A flow cytometer has three main functional systems: fluidics, optics, and electronics
Microfluidics
Discovery Will Allow More Sophisticated Work at Nanoscale
New method of fluid gating has implications for drug delivery, power generation, and other uses
Researchers Find New Way to Detect Blood Clots
Texas A&M biomedical engineering researchers designed a medical device that mimics blood vessels to design and monitor drugs for patients with clotting disorders
New Technology Can Detect Anti-Virus Antibody in 20 Minutes
If a suitable reagent is developed, this technology could be used to detect antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus of COVID-19
New Point of Care COVID-19 Test May Deliver Results Within 60 Min.
New coronavirus test may be able to confirm COVID-19 in under one hour at the point of care (patient's bedside)
TTP Ventus Introduces New High-Performance Micropumps for Medical and Life Science Markets
High-pressure HP Series provides new opportunities in microfluidics; LT Series designed for applications requiring long lifetimes
3D-Printed Device Finds ‘Needle in a Haystack’ Cancer Cells by Removing the Hay
Recent research could advance the goal of personalized cancer treatment by allowing rapid and low-cost separation of tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream
Lab-on-a-Chip Drives Search for New Drugs to Prevent Blood Clots
Microfluidic tech effectively shrinks a medical pathology laboratory onto a small chip
Microfluidic Array Catches, Holds Single Cervical Cells for Faster Screening
Inspired by the game of Pachinko, new approach uses microscopic wells lined with electrodes to analyze cells for cervical cancer
3D Microchannels Promote Self-Assembly of Ordered Emulsions at Low Droplet Concentrations
Microfluidic techniques offer the ability to generate and self-assemble highly monodisperse droplets into ordered emulsions in a single device