Using a non-traditional, micro-organism separation method, researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology discovered a faster technique that can be used to distinguish cells that are resistant to ...

Researchers propose a novel system that uses standing surface acoustic waves to separate circulating tumor cells from red blood cells with unprecedented precision and efficiency. The platform ...

Lab-on-chip systems integrate laboratory functions such as sample preparation, mixing, reaction, separation, detection, and analysis onto compact micro- or nanoscale devices. In biotechnology and ...

University of Cincinnati engineers have created a new device to help doctors diagnose depression and anxiety. UC College of Engineering and Applied Science Distinguished Research Professor Chong Ahn ...

In a significant advancement for lab-on-chip technology, IBEC researchers in the frame of the European project BLOC, have demonstrated the first integration of a benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance ...

Engineers created a new point-of-care test that measures cortisol in saliva to help doctors diagnose depression and anxiety. University of Cincinnati engineers created a new device to help doctors ...

Space exploration activity has been increasing. In turn, researchers are more interested than ever in uncovering more about how space travel affects human health and the progression of disease.

To better understand our cells and extracellular matrix—the 3D scaffolding that surrounds our cells—scientists apply different mechanical forces to simulate these microenvironments. A new study uses ...

MIT researchers have pushed the envelope on lab-on-a-chip technology that could significantly increase the vast array of chemical interactions that drug developers rely on to find new drug candidates.

This study presents an economical experimental platform designed to investigate colloid and emulsion mixing under parabolic flight conditions. The compact 20 kg system integrates a modular fluidic ...

Immunotherapies are a promising approach in the fight against cancer. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a lab-on-a-chip system called CellTrap. It makes it ...

Organ-on-chip systems are microengineered devices that recreate key structural, mechanical, biochemical, and functional features of human organs in controlled laboratory platforms. They typically ...