Using a non-traditional, micro-organism separation method, researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology discovered a faster technique that can be used to distinguish cells that are resistant to ...

Lab-on-chip systems integrate laboratory functions such as sample preparation, mixing, reaction, separation, detection, and analysis onto compact micro- or nanoscale devices. In biotechnology and ...

University of Cincinnati engineers have created a new device to help doctors diagnose depression and anxiety. UC College of Engineering and Applied Science Distinguished Research Professor Chong Ahn ...

Researchers propose a novel system that uses standing surface acoustic waves to separate circulating tumor cells from red blood cells with unprecedented precision and efficiency. The platform ...

Scientists at the University of Utah (the U) have developed a new "lab-on-a-chip" device that uses artificial intelligence to rapidly predict cancer cell sensitivity to targeted therapies for children ...

Engineers created a new point-of-care test that measures cortisol in saliva to help doctors diagnose depression and anxiety. University of Cincinnati engineers created a new device to help doctors ...

To better understand our cells and extracellular matrix—the 3D scaffolding that surrounds our cells—scientists apply different mechanical forces to simulate these microenvironments. A new study uses ...

Space exploration activity has been increasing. In turn, researchers are more interested than ever in uncovering more about how space travel affects human health and the progression of disease.

MIT researchers have pushed the envelope on lab-on-a-chip technology that could significantly increase the vast array of chemical interactions that drug developers rely on to find new drug candidates.

Organ-on-chip systems are microengineered devices that recreate key structural, mechanical, biochemical, and functional features of human organs in controlled laboratory platforms. They typically ...