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Further News
10 minute diagnosis on the microscale
15 April 2008
Scientists in the US have taken a step towards faster and more efficient immunoassays for diagnosing HIV and other diseases.
Blood clotting on-chip
07 April 2008
Microfluidic technology could help unravel the complex role of clot formation in bleeding disorders.
Driving water droplets uphill
02 April 2008
Lab-on-a-chip technology could soon simplify a host of applications, thanks to a new way to move droplets up vertical surfaces on flexible chips.
The science of smell
18 March 2008
Chip technology is helping French scientists to unravel the mysteries behind our sense of smell.
Latest issue of Chemical Technology now published
31 March 2008
Drawing together the best content from all RSC publications to highlight the latest applications and technological aspects of research.
Free access in April
14 March 2008
Online access to RSC journals provided for customers for the whole of April
To sort, simply stretch
11 March 2008
Researchers in Sweden have come up with a straightforward method for sorting particles in microfluidics - simply stretching the microchannel
Miniature mixing inspired by nature
06 March 2008
Dutch scientists have copied nature to develop a faster and more efficient method for mixing small volumes of liquid.
Visit us at the ACS Spring National Meeting for your chance to win an iPod
04 March 2008
Come and visit booth 411 at the ACS Spring National Meeting & Exposition in New Orleans, 6th to 10th April 2008
Glass-coated microchannels
28 February 2008
Scientists in the US have developed a simple method of coating the channels of microfluidic devices to make them more resistant to chemicals.
Chips & Tips: Bonding Upchurch® NanoPorts to PDMS
12 February 2008
Corey Koch and co-workers describe a simple method to bond Upchurch® NanoPortsT to PDMS chips.
DNA detection with a twist
08 February 2008
US scientists have set DNA detection in a spin by exploiting one of nature's molecular motors.
Laser beam hits tiny target
30 January 2008
Chemists looking to analyse single cells have combined lab-on-a-chip techniques with lasers to burst the cells open.
Liquid lenses
21 January 2008
Liquid lenses that can fit in a microchip are now possible, say researchers in the US.
Soft Matter Biology Promotion - Articles free to download for one month!
15 January 2008
A selection of Soft Matter articles on Biological topics have been made free for you to download for one month.
Issue 4 2008 Molecular BioSystems now published
20 March 2008
For chemical biology, systems biology, -omics and more see the latest issue of our exciting interdisciplinary journal which has just been published online.
Chips & Tips: A foolproof method for enclosing glass-based LOC devices for electrophoresis
16 January 2008
Colin Mansfield and co-workers describe a simple method to produce a leak free and easily reusible device for electrophoresis.
How do your neurons grow?
08 January 2008
How does a nerve cell find its way to the end of an elephant's trunk? Microfluidic technology could soon provide the answer.
Shrinky Dink® microfluidics
05 December 2007
A children's toy has been turned into a microfluidic research tool in the hands of US engineers.
Microfluidics prove in-gene-ious
05 December 2007
Analysing genes in individual cells is now simpler, cheaper and more effective thanks to US researchers.
The viral production line
30 November 2007
Microfactory supplies retrovirus for gene therapy applications.
Tokeshi wins the Lab on a Chip/Corning Inc Pioneers of Miniaturisation Prize 2007
21 November 2007
Professor Manabu Tokeshi from Nagoya University, Japan won the 'Pioneers of Miniaturisation' Prize.
Cell culture and lysis on a chip is BASIC
15 November 2007
US researchers have come up with a general strategy to integrate several biological steps in one microchip reactor.
Research Highlights
16 November 2007
Petra Dittrich reviews recent research into animal screening, protein digestion, protein expression profiling and microfluidics for the investigation of tumour induced thrombosis.
Computer-aided nanoparticle synthesis
04 October 2007
Fed up with having to optimise your own reactions? Ever wondered why you can't get a computer to do it for you?
Going with the slow flow
04 October 2007
Exploiting osmosis could be the way forward for anticancer drug testing and cell development studies.
Digital chips cut down on complexity
02 October 2007
Programmable microfluidic devices could help reduce animal testing, according to scientists in the US.
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