microfluidics

The latest group of winning technologies has a little something for everyone—from scientists at the lab bench to those in the clinic and even the classroom.

High-throughput technologies help researchers detect and monitor microbes in wastewater for source tracking and early interventions.

Improved methods for circulating tumor cell capture and analysis can ensure reproducible biomarker and omics insights across different cancer types.

A new microfluidics cell culture model recapitulates the basic biology of gut touch.

Scientists built a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip device that accelerates compound screens and phenotype analyses in C. elegans models of reproductive aging.

To understand the molecular blueprint for life, Cees Dekker is starting from scratch, building fully synthetic cells that are capable of cell division.

Researchers used organ chips to mimic conditions that help heart cells mature.

With nanoliter-scale reaction volumes, microfluidics-based real-time PCR (RT-PCR) devices speed up genomic analyses and library prep.

Microfluidic systems redefined biology by providing platforms that handle small fluid volumes, catalyzing advancements in cellular and molecular studies.

During development, neurons trim hundreds of excess axons in an intricately coordinated destructive process.

Explore the latest developments in brain organoid production.

This year’s crop of winning products features many with a clinical focus and others that represent significant advances in sequencing, single-cell analysis, and more.

Researchers are going beyond fecal samples to understand how the patterns of commensal microbes in the gastrointestinal tract influence development and health.

A gentle, interoperable alternative to centrifuging uses passive settling to improve cell viability and retention.

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This newly described behavior occurs spontaneously, but can be modulated by food availability, temperature, and the size of the chambers.

A tiny implanted optofluidic device enables researchers to control mouse nerves without touching the animals.

An implantable wireless device with microfluidic and optical components allows manipulation of individual nerve fibers in mice’s extremities.

Bacteria grow and divide in microfluidic channels.