Microfluidic mixing techniques and devices are pivotal in advancing applications ranging from chemical synthesis to biomedical diagnostics. In these systems, liquids or gases are combined in channels ...

A new microfluidic device promises to revolutionize kidney disease screening by enabling rapid, accurate, and low-cost testing of creatinine levels in urine. Creatinine is a key biomarker used to ...

Active microvalves and passive microvalves in microfluidic chips. (A) Typical structure of active microvalve: sliding arm. PDMS structures contain a guiding channel and a fluidic channel and were ...

3D printing creates hydrophobic barriers in hydrophilic paper, guiding liquids along precise paths for controlled mixing, gradients, and two-phase separation. (Nanowerk News) Filter paper plays ...

Acoustofluidics offers advantages over other microfluidics methods, such as low cost, simplified designs, and remote droplet manipulation. These are especially relevant for applications like ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The control of fluids at microscopic scales is fundamental to numerous technologies, from medical diagnostics to water purification. Traditionally, moving small volumes of liquid ...

When synthesizing nanoscale liposomes, the ability to control vesicle size helps define their pharmaceutical properties. Conventional microfluidic liposome synthesis methods, however, are limited in ...

Lipopolyplexes are emerging as effective, second-generation, nonviral vectors to deliver gene therapies, yet there are challenges. To resolve them, researchers at the University of Milan have ...

For example, bioanalysis can potentially contribute to the development of effective vaccines and drugs to treat diseases and help clinical researchers diagnose and treat people. 2 Due to its ...