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microfluidics

Top 10 Innovations 2016
The Scientist | Dec 1, 2016 | 10+ min read
This year’s list of winners celebrates both large leaps and small (but important) steps in life science technology.
Designing In Vitro Models of the Blood-Brain Barrier
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Sep 1, 2016 | 7 min read
Choosing the right model, be it 3-D or 2-D, requires wading through varied cell sources, cell types, and cell culture conditions.
Cullen Buie Parses Pathogens With Passion
Andy Extance | Aug 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT. Age: 34
Bacterial Baddies
The Scientist | Jul 31, 2016 | 1 min read
Scientist to Watch Cullen Buie, MIT researcher, talks about his quest to devise a method for quickly determining the pathogenicity of microbes.
Saving Reefs One Polyp at a Time
Catherine Offord | Jun 1, 2016 | 4 min read
Researchers have discovered how to study coral organisms in unprecedented detail by mounting them in specially designed microscope slides.
Making Micromotors Biocompatible
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Jun 1, 2016 | 8 min read
Researchers are developing potent ways to fuel and control the movement of micromotor devices.
Circulating Tumor Cells Traverse Tiny Vasculature
Tanya Lewis | Apr 18, 2016 | 3 min read
Clusters of tumor-derived cells can pass through narrow channels that mimic human capillaries, scientists show in vitro and in zebrafish.
Cell-free Protein Synthesis
Karen Zusi | Dec 31, 2015 | 1 min read
Researchers build a microfluidics system to create proteins without living cells.
Calorie-Restricted Yeast Live Longer
Kerry Grens | Jul 14, 2015 | 2 min read
Calorie restriction in the organism extends lifespan, supporting a long-standing view that had been challenged by a study published last year.
Flow Cytometry On-a-Chip
Jeffrey M. Perkel | Jun 1, 2015 | 7 min read
Novel microfluidic devices give researchers new ways to count and sort single cells.
All Is Not Quiet on the Western Front
Kelly Rae Chi | May 1, 2015 | 8 min read
A grab bag of advances is making Western blots faster, more sensitive, and more reliable.
Microfluidics Within Reach
Kate Yandell | Mar 9, 2015 | 3 min read
A programmable, hand-operated microfluidic device could help researchers designing more-accessible diagnostics.
Next Generation: Precision Blood Rinsing
Molly Sharlach | Nov 25, 2014 | 3 min read
A microfluidic device can safely remove glycerol from thawed red blood cells in minutes, potentially making frozen blood more feasible for routine transfusions.
Entry Requirements
Nicholette Zeliadt | Sep 1, 2014 | 8 min read
Recent developments in cell transfection and molecular delivery technologies
The Sooner, The Better
Nicholette Zeliadt | Jul 1, 2014 | 8 min read
New approaches to diagnosing bacterial infections may one day allow the identification of pathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility in a matter of hours or minutes.
Singularly Alluring
Jeffrey M. Perkel | Jun 1, 2014 | 7 min read
Microfluidic tools and techniques for investigating cells, one by one
Hear Ye, Hear Ye
Sarah C.P. Williams | May 1, 2014 | 8 min read
Tools for tracking quorum-sensing signals in bacterial colonies
Capturing Cancer Cells on the Move
Nicholette Zeliadt | Apr 1, 2014 | 9 min read
Three approaches for isolating and characterizing rare tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream
Exit Strategy
Ruth Williams | Jan 1, 2014 | 2 min read
Scientists come up with a better way to watch cells leave blood vessels.
Narrow Straits
Ruth Williams | Jul 1, 2013 | 2 min read
Transfecting molecules into cells is as easy as one, two, squeeze.
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