Sentences with phrase «in microfluidic systems»

Such micro-structured surfaces have helped design new surfaces that mimic surfaces found in nature, such as self - cleaning surfaces, reduced - drag surfaces, surfaces capable of transporting liquids in microfluidic systems, variants with anti-icing or heat transfer properties, and even surfaces that facilitate oil - water separation.

A recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) describes how researchers at KTH / SciLifeLab were able to find more productive yeast and the underlying genetic alterations using picoliter droplet screening in a microfluidic system.

Not exact matches

Prof. Shen and her unit say that, in the future, nanoplasmonic materials may even be integrated with emerging technologies, such as wireless systems in microfluidic devices, allowing users to take readings remotely and thereby minimizing the risk of contamination.

Fussenegger's group developed the genetic network; Professor of Biosystems Engineering Andreas Hierlemann and his team tested the acidity sensor with the aid of microfluidic platforms; and Jörg Stelling, a professor of computational systems biology, modelled it in order to estimate the dynamics of the insulin production.

I'd say the trend is going the other way: that the [silicon lithography] technology that has developed around the integrated circuit is now being adopted in several other areas, like microelectromechanical systems, microfluidic devices, chemical labs on a chip, and more.

The team is also testing the resolution of the microfluidic system with other reagents and materials, bringing researchers one step closer to viewing live biological mechanisms in action at the highest levels of resolution possible.

Inconsistencies in a previous conceptual explanation of the stinging cell mechanism were identified using a microfluidic system and mathematical models.

«The intimate skin interface created by this wearable, skin - like microfluidic system enables new measurement capabilities not possible with the kinds of absorbent pads and sponges currently used in sweat collection,» said John A. Rogers, who led the multi-institution research team that created the «lab on the skin.»

The effectiveness of the platelet - like particles has been tested in an animal model and in a microfluidic chamber designed to simulate conditions within the body's circulatory system.

Despite its common use in passive microfluidic systems, there's been limited development of active magnetic actuation methods, mainly due to the limitations of conventional electromagnetic sources.

Said Tiffani Lash, Ph.D., director of the NIBIB program in Microfluidic Bioanalytical Systems, «It is exciting to see the continued growth of microfluidic technologies being used as miniaturized diagnostic platforms, particularly in this case for reducing the incidence of preterm labor aMicrofluidic Bioanalytical Systems, «It is exciting to see the continued growth of microfluidic technologies being used as miniaturized diagnostic platforms, particularly in this case for reducing the incidence of preterm labor amicrofluidic technologies being used as miniaturized diagnostic platforms, particularly in this case for reducing the incidence of preterm labor and delivery.

The Stanford team is currently developing new applications for EPM actuation in ferro microfluidic systems, as well as optimizing the EPM design.

The researchers view their system as an alternative to the microfluidic devices now commonly used in biological research, in which biological solutions are pumped through microscopic channels connected by mechanical valves.

In order to develop a system that more closely replicates the metabolic differences among hepatocytes, the research team developed a microfluidic device that distributes hormones or other chemical agents across a 20 - to 40 - cell - wide sample of hepatocytes in such a way that the effects on the liver cells vary from one side to the otheIn order to develop a system that more closely replicates the metabolic differences among hepatocytes, the research team developed a microfluidic device that distributes hormones or other chemical agents across a 20 - to 40 - cell - wide sample of hepatocytes in such a way that the effects on the liver cells vary from one side to the othein such a way that the effects on the liver cells vary from one side to the other.

ScanDrop is an all - in - one microfluidic system for detecting and reporting the presence of bacteria in drinking water (Golberg, et al., 2014).

On the bioengineering side, Westervelt's group has developed hybrid Integrated Circuit / Microfluidic chips - programmable microfluidic systems that can trap, move, sort, and assemble biological cells and small particleMicrofluidic chips - programmable microfluidic systems that can trap, move, sort, and assemble biological cells and small particlemicrofluidic systems that can trap, move, sort, and assemble biological cells and small particles in fluids.

A novel 3D mammalian cell perfusion - culture system in microfluidic channels.

In one sentence: Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discovered transient species and reaction pathways in a common electrochemical system interface using liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry and a vacuum - compatible electrochemical microfluidic reactoIn one sentence: Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discovered transient species and reaction pathways in a common electrochemical system interface using liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry and a vacuum - compatible electrochemical microfluidic reactoin a common electrochemical system interface using liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry and a vacuum - compatible electrochemical microfluidic reactor.

Previous work has given insights into the mechanistic pathways leading to small molecule sequestration in membrane - free coacervate protocells; successfully demonstrated the use of liquid - liquid phase separated micro compartments for protein expression using cell free expression systems; exploited microfluidics for the high throughput formation of stable, monodisperse microdroplets; and integrated two contrasting modes of protocell construction to produce a novel hybrid model based on fatty acid membrane - bound coacervate micro-droplets.

And most researchers working on this kind of chip were working with closed microfluidic systems, which allow fluid to flow in and out but do not offer an easy way to manipulate what is happening inside the chip.

As outlined below, we used a microfluidic quantitative PCR (qPCR) system to elucidate the gene expression profiles of individual human oocytes and small numbers of cumulus cells using a combination of a large number of samples and targets [12], and then extended our studies via the use of parthenogenesis, in conjunction with gene expression profiling, as a functional assay of cytoplasmic maturation of oocytes.

He specializes in microfluidic technology — the flow of fluids through channels thinner than a human hair — to understand and control complex chemical and biological systems at critical times and locations.

He has worked to develop new biological technologies in both academic and commercial environments, focusing on molecular measurement and microfluidic systems.

More recently, Professor Bargmann has taken chemotaxis studies to new levels with the development of an easy to replicate microfluidic system with which to quantify movement in both time and space in response to attractive odors.

Our goal is to create a microfluidic 3D cell culture system representing a «placenta - on - a-chip» in order to mimic the nutrient / waste transfer between maternal blood and fetal blood that occurs in the cotyledon section of the placenta, and to test and observe the effects of ethanol within the maternal bloodstream and compare it to a similar in vivo situation.