Microfluidic Future

mi·cro·flu·id·ics "mī-krə-'flü-'i-diks, noun

technology dealing with the behavior, precise control and manipulation of fluids that are geometrically constrained to a small, typically sub-millimeter, scale

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mi·cro·flu·id·ic, adjective

fu·ture 'fyü-chər, noun

something that will exist or happen in time to come

Continuously Sorting Particles According to Shape

There are numerous filters to separate particles in liquid based on their size, which can be enough to isolate them; however, particle shape can be more important, as it…

Tracking Immune Responses to Food with a Gut on a Chip

In an effort to model the complex processes occurring in human bodies, Donald Ingber has pioneered the development of ‘organs-on-chips,’ reproducing the lung and the gut on microfluidic devices. These systems allow researchers to replicate and study organs without the use of human test subjects. While this…

A Microsyringe to Take the Pain out of Shots

Back when I was in sixth grade, I remember reading a little blurb in some science magazine at school that in the future we could receive shots via a method that would feel…