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)
Microfluidics
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
Micro-Device Simplifies Study of Blood Cells
A simple innovation the size of a grain of sand means we can now analyze cells and tiny particles as if they were inside the human body
Engineers Create ‘Lifelike’ Material with Artificial Metabolism
Cornell engineers have created simple machines constructed of biomaterials with properties of living things
A Catalytic Flying Carpet
Chemical engineering researchers developed a self-powered microfluidic sheet that wraps, flaps, and creeps
Nanobot Pumps Destroy Nerve Agents
Once in the territory of science fiction, "nanobots" are closer than ever to becoming a reality, with possible applications in medicine, manufacturing, robotics, and fluidics