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NOC’s Microfluidic-Based pH Sensor Progresses Through to Third Phase of International Competition

An innovative pH sensor developed by scientists and engineers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has progressed through to the third phase of a four-part international competition in the USA. The prestigious Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE was launched in September 2013 to find a new pH sensor to measure the ocean’s acidity. There is a total prize fund of (US) $2million and the competition has attracted a wide range of entrants from oceanographic institutes and technology companies from around the world.

27 Feb 2015

Flotek Industries to Unveil Complex nano-Fluid Chemistries for Well Remediation and Restimulation

Flotek Industries, Inc. announced today that it will introduce new and unique Complex nano-Fluid® chemistries that will address the growing market for remediation and restimulation of existing, unconventional wells.

24 Feb 2015

Diamond Nanocrystal Helps Map Magnetic Field Around a Micro-Particle

Measuring faint magnetic fields is a trillion-dollar business. Gigabytes of data, stored and quickly retrieved from chips the size of a coin, are at the heart of consumer electronics. Even higher data densities can be achieved by enhancing magnetic detection sensitivity---perhaps down to nano-tesla levels.

19 Feb 2015

Small, Low Cost Microfluidic Device to Rapidly Detect Allergies or Diseases

Gabriel Caballero Robledo from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV)at Monterrey, Mexico, is working on the design of a small medical device capable of detecting allergies or diseases quickly and at a low cost.

9 Feb 2015

New Study on Hydrogel-Loaded Alumina Membranes for Nanofluidic Molecular Filtration

Congratulations to Songmei Wu who has published the paper “Composite hydrogel-loaded alumina membranes for nanofluidic molecular filtration” in the Journal of Membrane Science in collaboration with LMIS4.

3 Feb 2015

Multi-Organ Chip Could Render Use of Animal-Based Experiments Superfluous

In medical research, animal-based experiments have thus far been a necessary evil. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a highly promising alternative, however: They are developing a mini-organism inside a chip. This way, complex metabolic processes within the human body can be analyzed realistically.

2 Feb 2015

Tiny Microfluidic Device Helps Analyze Behavior of Blood from Sickle Cell Disease Patients

Patients with sickle cell disease often suffer from painful attacks known as vaso-occlusive crises, during which their sickle-shaped blood cells get stuck in tiny capillaries, depriving tissues of needed oxygen. Blood transfusions can sometimes prevent such attacks, but there are currently no good ways to predict when a vaso-occlusive crisis, which can last for several days, is imminent.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 20 Jan 2015

Novel Microfluidic Device Allows Electroporation of Stem Cells During Differentiation

Electroporation is a powerful technique in molecular biology. By using an electrical pulse to create a temporary nanopore in a cell membrane, researchers can deliver chemicals, drugs, and DNA directly into a single cell.

14 Jan 2015

IPC PAS Microfluidic System Enables Serial Studies of Cell Membranes

Life processes depend fundamentally on phenomena occurring on the membranes separating cells from their environment.

8 Jan 2015

New Microfluidic System to Study How Proteins Form and Lose Their Natural Folded Structures

Collaborating scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the University of California (UC) San Diego have developed a powerful new system for studying how proteins and other biological molecules form and lose their natural folded structures.

19 Dec 2014

Nanofluidics News

NOC’s Microfluidic-Based pH Sensor Progresses Through to Third Phase of International Competition

Flotek Industries to Unveil Complex nano-Fluid Chemistries for Well Remediation and Restimulation

Diamond Nanocrystal Helps Map Magnetic Field Around a Micro-Particle

Small, Low Cost Microfluidic Device to Rapidly Detect Allergies or Diseases

New Study on Hydrogel-Loaded Alumina Membranes for Nanofluidic Molecular Filtration

Multi-Organ Chip Could Render Use of Animal-Based Experiments Superfluous

Tiny Microfluidic Device Helps Analyze Behavior of Blood from Sickle Cell Disease Patients

Novel Microfluidic Device Allows Electroporation of Stem Cells During Differentiation

IPC PAS Microfluidic System Enables Serial Studies of Cell Membranes

New Microfluidic System to Study How Proteins Form and Lose Their Natural Folded Structures

Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Pomegranate Peel Extract

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