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Lab-on-a-chip technologies offer new ways to assess stored red blood cells

Ziya Isiksacan, PhD, a research fellow in the Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery (CEMS) is the lead author, and Osman Berk Usta, PhD, an investigator in the CEMS at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, is the senior author of a new study published in PNAS, Assessment of Stored Red Blood Cells Through Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies for Precision Transfusion Medicine.

26 Jul 2023

Unchained Labs goes all in on Lipid Nanoparticles, acquires Blacktrace Holdings

Unchained Labs, the life sciences company that’s all about getting biologics and gene therapy researchers the right tools for the job, acquired Blacktrace Holdings today.

From Unchained Labs 21 Jul 2023

New AI-aided biosensor developed to detect neurodegenerative diseases

By combining multiple advanced technologies into a single system, EPFL researchers have made a significant step forward in diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

12 Jul 2023

New method could revolutionize the delivery of antioxidants to stem cells

As we age, our bodies change and degenerate over time in a process called senescence. Stem cells, which have the unique ability to change into other cell types, also experience senescence, which presents an issue when trying to maintain cell cultures for therapeutic use.

27 Jun 2023

U.S. patent granted for novel tool designed to reliably diagnose and monitor sickle cell disease

In the United States, sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people and about 2 million Americans carry this genetic mutation.

22 Jun 2023

Transforming antibiotic resistance testing: a novel, rapid and affordable technique

News Medical speaks with Dr. Sandor Kasas, a lead researcher at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland.

19 May 2023

Paving the Way for New Drugs through Particle Perfection

Do particles hold the power to pave the way for new drugs? In this interview, we speak to Ben Knappett, head of science and applications at Particle Works to find out more!

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 2 May 2023

Sphere Fluidics begins work with partners on 3DSecret program to investigate mechanisms of metastasis in cancer

Sphere Fluidics announced its involvement in 3DSecret.

From Sphere Fluidics 24 Apr 2023

Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) and DNA delivery – unlocking the future of medical research

In this interview, Kate Stumpo speaks to Michael Girgis about Lipid nano particles, and the future of the field.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 31 Mar 2023

New microfluidic device quickly and automatically predicts the effectiveness of cancer treatment

One of the great challenges in the fight against cancer is to design new technologies for a personalized treatment for each patient.

31 Mar 2023

INTEGRA Biosciences acquires Miroculus to accelerate genomics

INTEGRA Biosciences is delighted to announce that it has acquired Miroculus, a biotechnology specialist focused on developing hands-off automation solutions for next generation sequencing (NGS) protocols.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 20 Mar 2023

New tool allows researchers to perform genetic screens of cell-cell interactions

Inflammatory neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), can arise when cell-to-cell communication between cells in the central nervous system (CNS) goes awry.

13 Mar 2023

Festo advances high-throughput automated pipetting with closed-loop control

Festo introduces the DHOP closed-loop pipette head for high-speed robotic pipetting applications requiring consistent volumes over a wide range of liquid viscosities. The DHOP pipette head provides the utmost in automation flexibility, speed, and feedback when devices handle many liquids.

From Festo Ltd. 2 Mar 2023

High throughput device isolates and classifies metabolically active CTCs

Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney have developed a new device that can detect and analyze cancer cells from blood samples, enabling doctors to avoid invasive biopsy surgeries, and to monitor treatment progress.

27 Feb 2023

Researchers develop new tool to isolate and analyze rare astrocyte regulators

Rare cell types can have an undue influence on human health. Previous research has suggested that a subset of astrocytes-;star-shaped cells in the brain and spinal cord-;may be responsible for multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease in which the immune system attacks the covering that protects nerves.

4 Jan 2023

New technology achieves 99.7% purity in sorting target cells in real-time

Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a new technology, called optical tweezer-assisted pool-screening and single-cell isolation (OPSI) system, which achieves 99.7% purity of sorting target cells, with all done in real-time.

23 Dec 2022

Paper-based synthetic biosensor could help easily detect toxin putrescine in beef

The supply chain that brings meat to market worldwide is highly complex and usually very efficient. But when disruptions in one part of the world can result in transportation delays an ocean and a continent away, meat spoilage becomes a very real risk to food producers, vendors and consumers.

6 Dec 2022

Microfluidics News and Research

Lab-on-a-chip technologies offer new ways to assess stored red blood cells

Unchained Labs goes all in on Lipid Nanoparticles, acquires Blacktrace Holdings

New AI-aided biosensor developed to detect neurodegenerative diseases

New method could revolutionize the delivery of antioxidants to stem cells

U.S. patent granted for novel tool designed to reliably diagnose and monitor sickle cell disease

Transforming antibiotic resistance testing: a novel, rapid and affordable technique

Paving the Way for New Drugs through Particle Perfection

Sphere Fluidics begins work with partners on 3DSecret program to investigate mechanisms of metastasis in cancer

Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) and DNA delivery – unlocking the future of medical research

New microfluidic device quickly and automatically predicts the effectiveness of cancer treatment

INTEGRA Biosciences acquires Miroculus to accelerate genomics

New tool allows researchers to perform genetic screens of cell-cell interactions

Festo advances high-throughput automated pipetting with closed-loop control

High throughput device isolates and classifies metabolically active CTCs

Researchers develop new tool to isolate and analyze rare astrocyte regulators

New technology achieves 99.7% purity in sorting target cells in real-time

Paper-based synthetic biosensor could help easily detect toxin putrescine in beef

Innovative precision oncology enabled by micro-organospheres derived from patients

UCSC engineers develop new method to automate the growth of cerebral organoids

Pitt researchers receive $792,000 to understand the biology behind ovarian cancer metastasis

Flow Cytometry eBook

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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