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Novel Screening Method for Most Aggressive Metastatic Cells Using Innovative Microfluidic Device

Not all cancer cells are created equal – some stay put in the primary tumor, while others move and invade elsewhere. A major goal for cancer research is predicting which cells will metastasize, and why.

26 May 2014

New Microfluidic Chip Produces Magnetized Xenon Gas

A chip-scale device that both produces and detects a specialized gas used in biomedical analysis and medical imaging has been built and demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Described in Nature Communications,* the new microfluidic chip produces polarized (or magnetized) xenon gas and then detects even the faintest magnetic signals from the gas.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 23 May 2014

NIST/UM Develop 3-D Microfluidic Hydrodynamic Focusing Device for Manufacturing Liposomes

When the English author Sir Francis Bacon wrote "The world's a bubble" in 1629, it's a safe bet he wasn't thinking about microfluidics. However, for a research team led by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Bacon's words could not be truer.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 22 May 2014

Ultra-Sensitive Nano-Chip can Detect Cancer at Early Stages

Today, the majority of cancers are detected on the macroscopic level, when the tumor is already composed of millions of cancer cells and the disease is starting to advance into a more mature phase.

19 May 2014

Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Systems for Algal Biofuel Development

A team led by Arum Han, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, recently had their paper on microfluidic systems for algal biofuel development published in the journal Lab on a Chip as a cover article.

15 May 2014

Advanced Microscopy Provides New Molecular Understanding of Bacterial Cell Growth

Researchers use new techniques to document how cells can conceal growth, then suddenly swell like raisins into grapes; study is a 'paradigm shift' in understanding osmotic shock that may lead to new strategies for fighting bacterial disease

13 May 2014

Innovative Fabrication Process for 3-D Polymeric Microtiles

Congratulations to Massimo Mastrangeli who has the paper "Three-dimensional polymeric microtiles for optically-tracked fluidic self-assembly" published in Microelectronic Engineering. (Link)

12 May 2014

Microfluidic System for Cancer Detection Wins PERL Prize

Last night the start-up Lunaphore, which is developing a rapid and precise system for cancer detection, won the PERL Prize (Entrepreneurial Prize for the Lausanne region). Awarding 50,000 Swiss francs to the winner, the prize is intended for innovative start-ups in the region. Another start-up from campus, G-Therapeutics, won the "coup de coeur du jury," receiveing 10,000 Swiss francs.

8 May 2014

Engineered Organ-on-a-Chip Reproduces Structure, Functions and Cellular Make-Up of Bone Marrow

The latest organ-on-a-chip from Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering reproduces the structure, functions and cellular make-up of bone marrow, a complex tissue that until now could only be studied intact in living animals, Institute researchers report in the May 4, 2014, online issue of Nature Methods.

6 May 2014

Center for Advanced Design and Manufacturing of Integrated Microfluidics Established at UC-Irvine

On April 10, at the inaugural meeting of the newly established Center for Advanced Design and Manufacturing of Integrated Microfluidics (CADMIM), 13 industry partners joined Abraham Lee, UC-Irvine CADMIM Center Director, and Ian Papautsky, UC-CEAS CADMIM Center Director, at the UC Irvine Samuel School of Engineering.

21 Apr 2014