This collection highlights recent publications in Nature Communications on microfluidic advances: both technical improvements and those with exciting biological applications. We showcase the areas ...

In a recent review article published in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering, researchers explored the advancements in microfluidic technologies for monitoring the electromechanical activity of ...

Preclinical research and development are the cornerstone of modern drug discovery. A variety of biological systems including in vitro, 3D cultures, and organoids are essential tools, with ultimately ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Microfluidics, the technology of precisely controlling fluids at the submillimeter scale, has long held the promise of revolutionizing biological research and medical diagnostics.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Miroculus, Inc., a developer of revolutionary tools for personal lab automation, today announced the formal launch of the Miro Canvas, a compact, easy-to-use digital ...

(a) Schematic of the microfluidic device including the cell chamber (red), media channels (blue) and stimulation electrodes (dark grey). (b) The assembled microfluidic platform. (c) Detailed view ...

MIT engineers have just introduced an element of fun into microfluidics. The field of microfluidics involves minute devices that precisely manipulate fluids at submillimeter scales. Such devices ...

Valer says the main challenges in advancing microfluidics-based assay systems are twofold: the complexity of the assay development platform (with the need for interconnected wells and the ability to ...

Making its latest foray into the microfluidics ring, Hopkinton, Mass.-based Caliper Life Sciences http://www.caliperls.com has introduced the new LabChip 3000 Drug ...

Babesiosis is an infectious disease that manifests like malaria and spreads like Lyme disease. Once rare in the United States, it is now becoming more prevalent, particularly in the Northeast, ...

The gut–islets axis connects nutrient sensing in the intestine with insulin secretion from the pancreas and plays an essential role in glucose regulation. GLP-1 released by intestinal L cells can ...