Biotechnology
Feb 7, 2020
Mapping the future direction for bioprinting research
The way research in bioprinting will be taken forward has been laid out in a roadmap for the field.
Search results for organ-on-a-chip
General Physics
Jan 24, 2013
An organic alternative to oxides? Organic ferroelectric molecule shows promise for memory chips, sensors
A cheap, flexible organic molecule could replace inorganic crystals as the working parts for memory chips, sensors and energy-harvesting systems.
Biotechnology
Apr 25, 2023
New single-nucleotide polymorphism chip that can help identify genetic markers of desirable traits in rice
Genetic markers such as fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP), simple sequence repeats (SSRs), and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) provide unique identifiers for individual organisms. This aids the identification of ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 15, 2016
Researchers build liquid biopsy chip that detects metastatic cancer cells in blood
A chip developed by mechanical engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) can trap and identify metastatic cancer cells in a small amount of blood drawn from a cancer patient. The breakthrough technology uses a simple ...
General Physics
Sep 12, 2016
Putting cells through their paces
The spheroid is the width of a few human hairs and made up of 25,000 human lung cells clustered together with iron particle, suspended in a fluid that runs though a microscopic obstacle course of channels sealed between glass.
Bio & Medicine
May 31, 2022
Microfluidics-assisted synthesis of stimuli-responsive chitosan microgels for drug delivery applications
Droplet microfluidics provide a robust platform to synthesize and functionalize micro- and nanoparticles in a range of applications, including drug delivery, screening, lab-on-a-chip and organ-on-a-chip applications, across ...
Environment
May 21, 2021
A new method to better study microscopic plastics in the ocean
If you've been to your local beach, you may have noticed the wind tossing around litter such as an empty potato chip bag or a plastic straw. These plastics often make their way into the ocean, affecting not only marine life ...
Engineering
Jun 3, 2019
Ready, jet... print
Inkjet printing is expected to fast track the commercialization of organic solar cells. Researchers from the KAUST Solar Center have exploited this technique to generate high-efficiency solar cells at large scales.
General Physics
Jul 15, 2013
NIST chip measurement advance earns 'oscar of innovation'
A fundamental advance in measurement capabilities that could save semiconductor manufacturers billions of dollars annually has earned a 2013 R&D 100 Award for its National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) inventors.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 9, 2010
Lab on chip for membrane proteins
A novel nanopore array structure can be used to monitor the transport kinetics of membrane proteins by fluorescence microscopy. Due to the parallel design of the nanopore chip, a large number of samples can be analyzed simultaneously.
