Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Queensland University of Technology of Australia, have developed a device that can isolate individual cancer cells from patient blood... Read more
Combinations of cancer drugs can be quickly and cheaply tested on tumour cells using a novel device developed by EMBL scientists. The research, reported in Nature Communications on June 22,... Read more
Printed nozzle system could make uniform, versatile fibers at much lower cost Meshes made from fibers with nanometer-scale diameters have a wide range of potential applications, including ti... Read more
Photopower for Microlabs A solar-light-driven fully integrated microfluidic device could serve as an autonomous fuel-cell-based power source for microsensors or lab-on-a-chip applications Mi... Read more
Microfluidic device generates passive hydraulic power, may be used to make small robots move. Trees and other plants, from towering redwoods to diminutive daisies, are nature’s hydraulic pum... Read more
Low-intensity fields keep malignant cells from spreading, while preserving healthy cells Researchers at MIT’s research center in Singapore have developed a new microfluidic device that tests... Read more
Pancreatic cancer is a particularly devastating disease. At least 94 percent of patients will die within five years, and in 2013 it was ranked as one of the top 10 deadliest cancers. Routine... Read more
A cross-discipline project that brings together biomedicine and nano-engineering has led to the development of a dime-sized microfluidic device that can rapidly detect cancer cells in a bloo... Read more
Lab-on-a-chip devices work by directing small samples of liquid through tiny “microchannels” embedded in a small platform, and are used for analyzing liquids in medical and scientific settin... Read more