HIV monitoring on a chip
19 June, 2025Researchers have developed a user-friendly, affordable diagnostic tool that can extend high-quality HIV monitoring beyond centralised labs.
'Pain-on-a-chip' device identifies different chronic pain types
02 May, 2025The pain-on-a-chip concept has the potential to provide a biosensor platform for a minimally invasive and objective analysis method to discriminate between chronic pain subtypes.
3D-printed chip detects foodborne pathogens
10 July, 2024The chip is split into four sections, each of which is tailored to detect a specific pathogen. If that pathogen is present in the sample, it will bind to a detection surface and change its optical properties.
Chip-based technology used to diagnose tuberculosis
26 June, 2023Scientists have developed a cheap, rapid and portable diagnostic test to analyse sputum samples for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) from suspected TB patients.
The biosensor chip at the end of the rainbow
07 December, 2022US researchers have developed a miniaturised plasmonic spectrometer that creates a rainbow pattern that shifts in the presence of a chemical or biological sample.
Cluster-Well chip helps to detect metastatic cancer
23 August, 2022Researchers have invented a new type of chip, combining the precision of microfluidic chips with the efficiency of membrane filtration, to find CTC clusters.
Minimalist microfluidic chip powered by a smartphone
25 May, 2022Researchers develop a microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that uses a minimal number of components and can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone.
Lab-on-a-chip achieves fast, efficient cell separation
04 March, 2022Thanks to an all-in-one process, the device removed the need for labour-intensive sample pretreatment and chemical tagging techniques.
'Tissue on a chip' reduces need for animal testing
06 April, 2021Researchers have developed human-on-a-chip technology, using human tissues in a device, which mimics human physiology.
ANFF partners with NASA to monitor health in space
06 November, 2019The Australian National Fabrication Facility has partnered with NASA in a project to develop sensors for monitoring the health of astronauts through testing bodily fluids such as sweat and saliva.
Lab-on-a-chip analyses health of white blood cells
15 October, 2019Using a combination of microfluidics and electrical sensors, the chip was able to detect differences in the electrical properties of white blood cells taken from healthy and diabetic patients.
Drug development on a chip
24 July, 2019Scientists have found a way to combine the separate steps required for drug development, hence facilitating and accelerating the search for promising new substances.
Transforming drug discovery using organ-on-chip systems
01 July, 2019Given the flaws of animal research models and traditional in vitro experimentation, organ-on-chip studies are being hailed as the key to faster, more accurate drug development and precision medicine.
Organ-on-chip systems now available from AXT
03 May, 2019Organ-on-chip specialist CN Bio has signed a distribution agreement with Sydney-based AXT, with its products now available throughout Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific region.
Lab-on-a-chip detects ovarian cancer with a liquid biopsy
08 March, 2019Researchers have developed an ultrasensitive diagnostic device that could allow doctors to detect cancer quickly from a droplet of blood or plasma.
