Microfluidic devices use tiny spaces to manipulate very small quantities of liquids and gases by taking advantage of the properties they exhibit at the microscale. They have demonstrated usefulness in ...

Surface acoustic wave (SAW) technologies, known for their high precision and rapid actuation, are essential to microfluidics and affect a broad spectrum of research areas. However, traditional ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers in biomedical, environmental testing, geology, manufacturing and other fields could benefit from a patent-pending Purdue University innovation that fabricates ...

OSAKA, Japan & KAWASAKI, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic) and Institute of Microchemical Technology Co., Ltd. (IMT) jointly developed a technology for mass production of ...

Nanofluidics involves the study of a fluid’s motion through structures that have one or more of its dimensions between 1 to 100 nanometers. In other words, it deals with the control of a limited ...

The microhelices, due to their unique spiral spatial structure, can achieve many functions similar to micromotors. Therefore, developing microhelices with diverse structures and functions has become a ...

A new microfluidic device that traps individual cells in microscopic hydrogel “apartments” allows the cells to be individually treated and analyzed much more readily than with previous devices (Anal.

(Nanowerk News) Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) technologies, known for their high precision and rapid actuation, are essential to microfluidics and affect a broad spectrum of research areas. However, ...

Aerosol jet printing process for surface acoustic wave (SAW) microfluidic devices. a Schematic of the fabrication process and mechanism of the aerosol jet-printed SAW microfluidic devices.