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Novel Microfluidic Device Mimics Flow of Cancer Cells through Blood Vessels

Cancer cells metastasize in several stages — first by invading surrounding tissue, then by infiltrating and spreading via the circulatory system. Some circulating cells work their way out of the vascular network, eventually forming a secondary tumor.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 21 Sep 2013

Viscosity of Water in Nanoscopic Channels Depends on Container's Material Properties

Water pours into a cup at about the same rate regardless of whether the water bottle is made of glass or plastic.

20 Sep 2013

Improved Microfluidic Technique for Recovering DNA from Complex Mixtures

A team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA, Alexandria, Va.) has demonstrated an improved microfluidic technique for recovering DNA from real-world, complex mixtures such as dirt.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 19 Sep 2013

Body on a Chip Chemical/Biological Countermeasure Project Lead by Wake Forest Baptist

Whether it's the Ebola virus or Sarin and Ricin, a key to responding to chemical or biological attacks is having effective antidotes at the ready. To accelerate the development of new therapies, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine is leading a unique $24 million federally funded project to develop a "body on a chip" that will be used to develop these countermeasures.

11 Sep 2013

Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Develops New Flexible Microneedle Patch for Quicker Drug Delivery

An assistant professor with the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering has developed a flexible microneedle patch that allows drugs to be delivered directly and fully through the skin. The new patch can quicken drug delivery time while cutting waste, and can likely minimize side-effects in some cases, notable in vaccinations and cancer therapy.

7 Sep 2013

Microfluidic Device Market Forecast to Reach $5.7B by 2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Microfluidic Applications in the Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, In-Vitro Diagnostic and Medical Device Markets Report 2013" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 4 Sep 2013

Novel Microfluidic Device Holds Promise as Low-Cost, Portable Malaria-Detection Device

Researchers at MIT have found a way to detect early-stage malarial infection of blood cells by measuring changes in the infected cells’ electrical properties.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 16 Aug 2013

Organs-on-Chips to be Evaluated for Efficacy in Treating Radiation Sickness

FDA funds research that will investigate potential of human Organs-on-Chips to discover new radiation countermeasures -- aims to improve national ability to respond to nuclear radiation incidents

14 Aug 2013

Researchers Test New Gel-Microfluidic Solar Cell Design

To understand how solar cells heal themselves, look no further than the nearest tree leaf or the back of your hand.

From North Carolina State University 8 Aug 2013

Novel Microfluidic System can Merge, Mix and Split Microdroplets

Chemical flasks and inconvenient chemostats for cultivation of bacteria are likely soon to be discarded. Researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw were first to construct a microfluidic system allowing for merging, transporting and splitting of microdroplets. Since now, hundreds of different bacteria cultures can be maintained simultaneously in a single system, which could speed up the research on restistance of bacteria to antibiotics.

1 Aug 2013

Nanofluidics News

Novel Microfluidic Device Mimics Flow of Cancer Cells through Blood Vessels

Viscosity of Water in Nanoscopic Channels Depends on Container's Material Properties

Improved Microfluidic Technique for Recovering DNA from Complex Mixtures

Body on a Chip Chemical/Biological Countermeasure Project Lead by Wake Forest Baptist

Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Develops New Flexible Microneedle Patch for Quicker Drug Delivery

Microfluidic Device Market Forecast to Reach $5.7B by 2018

Novel Microfluidic Device Holds Promise as Low-Cost, Portable Malaria-Detection Device

Organs-on-Chips to be Evaluated for Efficacy in Treating Radiation Sickness

Researchers Test New Gel-Microfluidic Solar Cell Design

Novel Microfluidic System can Merge, Mix and Split Microdroplets

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

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

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

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

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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