lab on a chip
Getting A Snapshot Of A Patient’s Immune System
Researchers in Singapore have developed a lab-on-a-chip that can distinguish healthy white blood cells from unhealthy ones, with implications for diagnosing diseases.
One Kit To Test For 20 Diseases In 20 Minutes
A*STAR and One BioMed have established joint lab to develop a diagnostic kit that can rapidly diagnose a range of infectious diseases.
Chipping Away At The Problem Of Biofilms
Scientists in Japan have invented a tool that could be used to better understand biofilm kinetics.
Terahertz Microfluidics Enables Label-Free Detection
By generating terahertz waves in close proximity to a microfluidic channel, researchers in Japan have developed a device which could be used to detect cancer, diabetes and the flu.
Pumps On Microfluidic Chips Speed Up Cell Sorting
A research group in Japan has developed a high-speed cell sorting method using dual on-chip pumps.
Helping Lab-On-A-Chip Devices To ‘Swallow’ With Electro-Osmosis
Mimicking how muscles push food down the esophagus allows microdevices to move fluids; adding an electric field helps to further control this motion.
In Photonics, It’s Hip To Be Square
Scientists have used cubic nanoantennas to precisely control the direction and beam width of light.
