Lung-on-a-chip enables respiratory studies
26 August, 2014Researchers at RTI International, in collaboration with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, have developed a lung-on-chip microdevice for laboratory studies of respiratory challenges and therapeutics.
Lab-on-a-chip tests chemical composition of liquids
17 June, 2014Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology have taken a technique for measuring the chemical composition of liquids and implemented it in a tiny sensor.
Low-cost lab-on-a-chip
17 March, 2014 by Lauren DavisUNSW PhD candidate Ryan Pawell has developed a method intended to cut the costs of microfluidic devices used for diagnostics.
Low-cost lab on a chip for diagnostics, drug detection and more
18 February, 2014European researchers have developed a rapid diagnostic system called LabOnFoil, which is based on smart cards and skin patches combined with a portable reader. Its test results can directly be sent to a remote computer, tablet or smartphone through a wireless connection, thus enabling access from anywhere in the world.
Take a selfie of your cholesterol levels
19 December, 2013 by Lauren DavisCornell University researchers have developed a new system which, when fitted over a smartphone, can be used to quickly and easily measure cholesterol levels. The method has been described in the journal Lab on a Chip.
Lab-on-a-chip for the detection of multiple tropical infectious diseases
26 April, 2013The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Veredus Laboratories, a supplier of innovative molecular diagnostic tools, have announced the launch of VereTrop, the first biochip in the molecular diagnostics market that can identify 13 different major tropical diseases from a single blood sample.
Cheap and quick HIV testing made possible with DVD scanners
12 April, 2013Thanks to USB sticks and video streaming, DVD players are becoming all but obsolete. But their cheap optics may find a new life in a cost-effective and speedy technique for on-the-spot HIV testing and other analytics.
Point-of-care instrument to detect biothreat agents is under development
08 April, 2013Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing a medical instrument that will be able to quickly detect a suite of biothreat agents, including anthrax, ricin, botulinum, shiga and SEB toxin. The device - once developed, approved by the Food and Drug Administration and commercialised - would most likely be used in emergency rooms in the event of a bioterrorism incident.
Use paper and scissors to build your own nanofluidic devices
15 November, 2012Two Northwestern University researchers have discovered a remarkably easy way to make nanofluidic devices: using paper and scissors. And they can cut a device into any shape and size they want, adding to the method’s versatility.
Point-of-care blood poisoning testing
07 December, 2011A biochip developed by scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques will enable physicians to analyse blood on site to determine if a patient is suffering from blood poisoning within 20 minutes.
Caliper Life Sciences LabChip GX nucleic acid separations system
10 March, 2011 byThe LabChip GX is an accurate and advanced nucleic acid separations system. Like its predecessor the LabChip90, the GX suite of instruments uses Caliper’s microfluidics technology to perform reproducible, high-resolution, eletrophoretic separations.
Microfluidic HIV test
06 September, 2010A microfluidic device uses antibodies to ‘capture’ white blood cells called T cells affected by HIV.
Label-free ligand fishing
06 September, 2010 by Elodie Ly-Morin, Wilfrid Boireau, Patrick Ducouroy, Sophie Bellon, Chiraz FrydmanSurface plasmon resonance (SPR) is an emerging technique in the bio and life-science markets. It offers a new generation of label-free biomolecular analyses, providing information on kinetic processes (association and dissociation), binding affinity, analyte concentration and real-time molecule detection. It has become a powerful tool for the analysis of biomolecular events involved in drug development, cancer research, antibody screening and more.
A lab-on-a-chip with moveable channels
05 May, 2010 byUC engineering researchers create tiny pools without walls with programmable microfluidic systems.
A mini laboratory for point-of-care diagnostics
22 March, 2010Many illnesses can be reliably diagnosed through laboratory tests, but these in vitro analyses often use up valuable time. A system developed by Fraunhofer research scientists, which can carry out complex analyses on the spot, will soon be ready for the market.
