But don’t expect microfluidics to solve everything. Back in 2012, Professor Nikos Hardavellas (see box) predicted the next problem: “Even if exotic cooling technologies were employed, such as liquid ...

Device design The leaf chip is made up of a PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane, the most widely used silicon-based organic polymer) layer with leaf-templated microfluidic channels fabricated through ...

This indicates that these microfluidic LF chips are a close match to the real thing, meaning they could be a much better analog for future research into the immune system and drug development.

By integrating microfluidic chips with fiber optic biosensors, researchers are creating ultrasensitive lab-on-a-chip devices to detect glucose levels Date: April 28, 2016 Source: ...

Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Devices aid Diagnostics. While microfluidic chips offered improvements to cell culture practices at the lab bench, the medical field wasn’t far behind in their adoption.

Microfluidic chip predicts risk of preterm birth Date: June 29, 2017 Source: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Summary: Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal ...

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