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Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies Help Develop Piezoelectric Transducer-Powered Acoustofluidic Pump

Researchers at Penn State have demonstrated an acoustofluidic pump powered by a piezoelectric transducer about the size of a quarter. This reliable, inexpensive, programmable pump is a crucial feature for lab-on-a-chip devices that could make the diagnosis of many global life-threatening diseases easy and affordable.

5 Sep 2014

Research Helps Identify Mechanism behind Formation of Nanosheets at Oil-Water Interface

Scientists, including University of Oregon chemist Geraldine Richmond, have tapped oil and water to create scaffolds of self-assembling, synthetic proteins called peptoid nanosheets that mimic complex biological mechanisms and processes.

3 Sep 2014

Foam Found to be Favorable for Maximizing Enhanced Oil Recovery

A Rice University laboratory has provided proof that foam may be the right stuff to maximize enhanced oil recovery (EOR).

13 Aug 2014

Individual Cells Captured by Microfluidic Device and Flown into Nano-Scale Chambers

UC San Francisco researchers have identified cells’ unique features within the developing human brain, using the latest technologies for analyzing gene activity in individual cells, and have demonstrated that large-scale cell surveys can be done much more efficiently and cheaply than was previously thought possible.

7 Aug 2014

Study on Butterfly Proboscis Could Lead to Development of Nanobioreactors for Producing Complex Materials

New discoveries about how butterflies feed could help engineers develop tiny probes that siphon liquid out of single cells for a wide range of medical tests and treatments, according to Clemson University researchers.

7 Aug 2014

Newly Formed Company to Commercialize Human 'Organs-on-Chips' Technology

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University today announced that its human 'Organs-on-Chips' technology will be commercialized by a newly formed private company to accelerate development of pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic, and personalized medicine products.

29 Jul 2014

MIT Professor Addresses Real-World Challenges with Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Research

Rohit Karnik, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, addresses real-world challenges with his microfluidics and nanofluidics research.

23 Jul 2014

USPTO Awards Epigem Patent for Innovative Microfluidics Gasket Technology

Polymer micro engineering company Epigem has secured a US patent(no. 8,697,236B2 – “Fine line bonding and/or sealing system and method”) for its innovative microfluidics gasket technology, with two key applications: creating seals for sensors, and at the same time defining the fluidic geometry and environment; and precision optics in instrumentation sealing to a window or prism.

From Epigem Ltd. 11 Jul 2014

Forecast Report on Global Microfluidics Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Microfluidics Market Report 2013-2018: Materials, Pharmaceuticals, Drug Delivery Devices & IVD" report to their offering.

7 Jul 2014

Novel Microfluidic Technique to Fabricate MOF Membranes Inside Hollow Polymer Fibers

Researchers have developed a microfluidic technique for fabricating a new class of metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes inside hollow polymer fibers that are just a few hundred microns in diameter. The new fabrication process, believed to be the first to grow MOF membranes inside hollow fibers, could potentially change the way large-scale energy-intensive chemical separations are done.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 4 Jul 2014

Nanofluidics News

Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies Help Develop Piezoelectric Transducer-Powered Acoustofluidic Pump

Research Helps Identify Mechanism behind Formation of Nanosheets at Oil-Water Interface

Foam Found to be Favorable for Maximizing Enhanced Oil Recovery

Individual Cells Captured by Microfluidic Device and Flown into Nano-Scale Chambers

Study on Butterfly Proboscis Could Lead to Development of Nanobioreactors for Producing Complex Materials

Newly Formed Company to Commercialize Human 'Organs-on-Chips' Technology

MIT Professor Addresses Real-World Challenges with Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Research

USPTO Awards Epigem Patent for Innovative Microfluidics Gasket Technology

Forecast Report on Global Microfluidics Market

Novel Microfluidic Technique to Fabricate MOF Membranes Inside Hollow Polymer Fibers

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

A New Understanding of Metal-Carbon Interactions

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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