By helping rubber and plastic stick together under pressure, University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemists have simplified the production of small fluid-carrying channels that can drive movement in soft robotics and enable chemical ...
Robotics
Jan 9, 2018
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Researchers have developed a technique that allows users to collect 100 times more spectrographic information per day from microfluidic devices, as compared to the previous industry standard. The novel technology has already ...
Materials Science
Nov 7, 2017
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It sounds cliché, but things do get worse before they get better when oil and gas lines are being cleared of contaminants, according to Rice University researchers. Until now, nobody knew exactly why.
Materials Science
Oct 20, 2017
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Brown University engineers have demonstrated a technique for making 3-D-printed biomaterials that can degrade on demand, which can be useful in making intricately patterned microfluidic devices or in making cell cultures ...
Materials Science
Sep 7, 2017
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Microfluidics technology could revolutionize point-of-care medicine by making it possible to fabricate cheap, disposable card-sized plastic 'microfluidic chips' capable of diagnosing a range of conditions on the spot from ...
Materials Science
Aug 25, 2017
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Our bodies are lined on the inside with soft, microscopic carpets of hair, from the grassy extensions on our tastebuds, to fuzzy beds of microvilli in our stomachs, to superfine protein strands throughout our blood vessels. ...
General Physics
Aug 21, 2017
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Proteins are one of the most important classes of biomarkers – biological molecules indicative of a disease or health of an individual. The detection of proteins is critical in a variety of tests; from the diagnosis of ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 9, 2017
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A research group in Nagoya University developed a high-speed cell sorting method of large cells with high-viability using dual on-chip pumps.
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 28, 2017
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The field of medicine is always on the lookout for better disease diagnostic tools—simpler, faster, and cheaper technologies to enhance patient treatment and outcomes. Currently, microfluidic bioassay devices are the preferred ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 30, 2017
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Sydney researcher Lidia Matesic has developed a technique to speed up the development of nuclear medicines allowing hospitals to not only make nuclear medicine in-house, but also tailor-made to the patient.
Biochemistry
Jun 29, 2017
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