Paul Blainey’s technology platforms have benefited genomics, diagnostics, and drug screening. Microfluidics — the science of manipulating tiny amounts of fluid through channels — has…
Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental cleanup. Living in extreme conditions requires creative adaptations. For certain…
MIT engineers have just introduced an element of fun into microfluidics. The field of microfluidics involves minute devices that precisely manipulate fluids at submillimeter scales….
A team of engineers has developed a new microfluidic device uses acoustics to quickly analyze blood for signatures of cancer and other diseases. Cells secrete…
MIT engineers have developed a new system that uses light to control the way water moves over a surface. This advance may open the door…
Engineers have designed a microfluidic device that mimics the pumping mechanism of trees and plants, generating passive hydraulic power that may be used to make…
Scientists have developed a fluorescent caffeine detector and a detection kit that lights up like a traffic light when caffeine is present in various drinks…
A newly published study details how researchers used a processed called durotaxis to move water droplets. The finding may reveal more about contrast between cell…
Medical technology is moving fast and microfluidics may provide answers to health conditions as easy as a placing a drop of blood on a plastic…