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The microfluidic device that can monitor immunoreactions

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.


Aggregated platelets

Blood clotting on-chip

07 April 2008

Microfluidic technology could help unravel the complex role of clot formation in bleeding disorders.


Droplet moving on a vertical surface

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.


A nose

The science of smell

18 March 2008

Chip technology is helping French scientists to unravel the mysteries behind our sense of smell.


Chemical Technology

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.


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Free access in April

14 March 2008

Online access to RSC journals provided for customers for the whole of April


Stretching device

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


Artificial cilia

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.


iPod

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 microchannel

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.


bonded Upchurch Nanoport

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.


Molecular motor F1-ATPase

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.


Cell lysis in a microfluidic channel

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.


The microfluidic lens

Liquid lenses

21 January 2008

Liquid lenses that can fit in a microchip are now possible, say researchers in the US.


Proteins and Cells at Functional Interfaces theme issue

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.


Book of Choice

Lab on a Chip Book of Choice

Take a look at the latest Lab on a Chip book of choice from RSC Books


Top View of the apo-form GroEL Structure (PDB-ID: 1GR5)

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.


PDMS seal for glass chip

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.


nerve cell growth in multiple chemical gradients

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.


An image showing the patterns of channels

Shrinky Dink® microfluidics

05 December 2007

A children's toy has been turned into a microfluidic research tool in the hands of US engineers.


Analysing genes with a microfluidic processor

Microfluidics prove in-gene-ious

05 December 2007

Analysing genes in individual cells is now simpler, cheaper and more effective thanks to US researchers.


Packaging cells

The viral production line

30 November 2007

Microfactory supplies retrovirus for gene therapy applications.


Miniaturisation prize

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.


Close-up of microfluidic cell

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.


Petra Dittrich

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.


Cartoon showing a hand holding a test tube

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?


Two solutions meeting to form a concentration gradient

Going with the slow flow

04 October 2007

Exploiting osmosis could be the way forward for anticancer drug testing and cell development studies.


The programmable microfluidic device

Digital chips cut down on complexity

02 October 2007

Programmable microfluidic devices could help reduce animal testing, according to scientists in the US.


Call for communications - Image: Cell-Cell communication

Call for communications

27 July 2007

For fast publication of your high impact communications look no further than Lab on a Chip.


Biology in Focus graphic

Biology in Focus

26 June 2007

The latest theme, now available, is microarrays.