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Researchers Develop “Lab-on-a-Chip” that Enables Faster and Cheaper Detection of Cancer

A research team, at the University of Kansas (KU), KU Medical Center, and The University of Kansas Cancer Center, developed a novel ultrasensitive diagnostic device that could enable physicians to rapidly detect cancer from a droplet of plasma or blood.

26 Feb 2019

Behavior of Droplets Emanating from “Nano-Tap” Differ from Those of a Household Tap

Scientists at the University of Warwick have discovered that droplets coming from a molecular “nano-tap” would have very different behavior in comparison with those from a household tap which is 1 million times larger.

13 Feb 2019

Controlling Pattern of Droplets Could Lead to the Development of Microscopically Small Structures

Generally, popping the top on house paint draws people to look what is within the can; however, researchers at Princeton University have turned their gaze upward, to the lid’s underside where it turns out that the droplet pattern can possibly lead to novel ways for making very tiny structures.

9 Nov 2018

New Surface Design Drastically Reduces the Effects of Condensation

Although the term “omniphobic” may sound like a way to define someone who is frightened of everything, it in fact refers to a unique type of surface that repels almost all kinds of liquids.

2 Nov 2018

Revealing the Mechanisms Behind the Enhanced Thermal Properties of Graphene Nanofluids

Disperse graphene in a suitable solvent and the resulting nanofluid will have much better thermal properties than the original liquid.

26 Oct 2018

MIT Improves Microfluidics with Interlocking LEGO Blocks

MIT researchers have developed a new platform for microfluidics, using LEGO bricks.

1 Feb 2018

Microfluidic Device Mimics Structure and Physiological Conditions of the Blood-Retinal Barrier

A research team has designed a new microfluidic device that simulates the structure and physiological conditions of the human blood-retinal barrier.

24 Jan 2018

Combining Acoustic Cell-Sorting and Microfluidic Technologies to Isolate Exosomes

An international team of engineers has created a prototype device with the ability to filter out extremely minute particles from blood samples without the need to send the samples to a lab. The device integrates microfluidic and acoustic cell-sorting technologies, and is considered to be advantageous not only for medical applications but also for scientific research.

19 Sep 2017

Study Shows How Nanoparticles Affect Flow in Porous Media

Individuals who have combined vinegar and oil may have unknowingly observed a weird fluid phenomenon known as fingering instability. This type of phenomenon, known as viscous fingering (VF), takes place in porous media where fluids of varying viscosity meet in finger-shaped patterns due to increasing disturbances at the interface.

5 Apr 2017

Researchers Develop Innovative Nano-Capillary Rise Model to Decipher Fracking

In the last decades, hydraulic fracturing or â€œfracking,â€ a method of oil and gas extraction, has taken the global energy industry by storm. In this technique, small gas and oil deposits that are trapped inside stone formations are drawn out by fracturing the rock.

22 Mar 2017

Nanofluidics News

Researchers Develop “Lab-on-a-Chip” that Enables Faster and Cheaper Detection of Cancer

Behavior of Droplets Emanating from “Nano-Tap” Differ from Those of a Household Tap

Controlling Pattern of Droplets Could Lead to the Development of Microscopically Small Structures

New Surface Design Drastically Reduces the Effects of Condensation

Revealing the Mechanisms Behind the Enhanced Thermal Properties of Graphene Nanofluids

MIT Improves Microfluidics with Interlocking LEGO Blocks

Microfluidic Device Mimics Structure and Physiological Conditions of the Blood-Retinal Barrier

Combining Acoustic Cell-Sorting and Microfluidic Technologies to Isolate Exosomes

Study Shows How Nanoparticles Affect Flow in Porous Media

Researchers Develop Innovative Nano-Capillary Rise Model to Decipher Fracking

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

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

A New Understanding of Metal-Carbon Interactions

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

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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