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Scientists deliver portable total chemical analysis without pumps and tubes

The portability of the new device enables bedside, quantitative clinical analysis or environmental analysis in the field

27-Feb-2024 - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have engineered a new micro total analysis system that quantifies a target chemical in a microfluidic chip without pumps, tubes, and expensive detectors. The compound reacts with other chemicals to produce a gas, pushing ink in a connected chamber ...

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The little things matter: Chemists develop new sensor for microvolume pH detection

New environmentally friendly, durable pH sensor is sensitive enough to accurately measure pH variation in just a few microliters of samples

07-Nov-2023 - Measuring the pH of substances gives us vital clues about the world around us, such as identifying contaminated water or checking the toxicity of medical or cosmetic products. Often, only small amounts of samples are available, but monitoring the variation in pH in these miniscule volumes ...

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Paper-based device developed for rapid diagnosis of lung diseases

CSIC researchers have coordinated the design of an instrument that combines paper microfluidics and electrochemical transduction.

03-Aug-2023 - A device that combines microfluidics on paper, electrochemical transduction and immunoassays on magnetic nanoparticles is capable of detecting biomarkers of inflammation in sputum samples, useful for the easy and rapid diagnosis of lung diseases. The research is coordinated by the Institute of ...

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Accurate rapid tests made from smart graphene paper

The potential range of applications covers virtually all chemical, biological and medical analyses that can be performed in aqueous solutions

29-Mar-2023 - A team led by ETH Zurich chemical engineers Chih-​Jen Shih and Andrew deMello have developed a rapid test system made of smart graphene paper. It only costs a few cents per test strip, is easy to use but is as accurate as lab measurements. The approach will impact more than just disease ...

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SARS-CoV-2 detection in 30 minutes using gene scissors

Researchers introduce biosensor for the nucleic acid amplification-free detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

28-Nov-2022 - CRISPR-Cas is versatile: Besides the controversial genetically modified organisms (GMOs), created through gene editing, various new scientific studies use different orthologues of the effector protein ‘Cas’ to detect nucleic acids such as DNA or RNA. In its most recent study, the research group ...

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Drug Testing with Artificial Brain Vessels

Screening method simulates filter effect of the “blood-brain barrier”

05-Sep-2022 - In the journal “Biomaterials”, DZNE researchers present a novel method for testing chemical agents that could help in the development of drugs against neurodegenerative diseases. This analytical technique allows to study in the laboratory whether new drug candidates have a realistic chance of ...

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New process revolutionizes microfluidic fabrication

Structural color printing creates new pathways for medical diagnostics and miniaturized sensors

26-May-2022 - Microfluidic devices use tiny spaces to manipulate very small quantities of liquids and gasses by taking advantage of the properties they exhibit at the microscale. They have demonstrated usefulness in applications from inkjet printing to chemical analysis and have great potential in personal ...

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Smartphone-powered microchip for at-home medical diagnostic testing developed

The new technology could make at-home diagnosis of diseases faster and more affordable: Researchers working with startup GRIP Molecular Technologies

09-May-2022 - A University of Minnesota Twin Cities research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that uses a minimal number of components and can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone. The innovation opens the door for faster and more affordable at-home medical testing. The ...

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Point-of-care diagnostics for multiple diseases, courtesy of photonics technology

New generation of diagnostic systems

21-Mar-2022 - COVID 19 has turned PCR and other antigen tests from tools known only to medical professionals into an everyday experience for all of us. To mark the successful completion of their research on the PoC-BoSens platform, the project consortium led by Fraunhofer IZM can announce the birth of a new ...

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3D tissue structures on the chip act as organs in miniature

New organ-on-chip system enables precise monitoring of 3D tumour tissue outside the body

23-Feb-2022 - A research team around Dr. Andreas Weltin, Dr. Jochen Kieninger and Johannes Dornhof from the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) at the University of Freiburg has developed a system that, among other things, makes it possible to study the development of tumour cells outside the human ...

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