(Nanowerk Spotlight) Scientists manipulating living cells face a fundamental challenge: working with thousands of samples at the nanoliter scale – volumes measured in billionths of a liter. At this ...

Scaling down single-cell reactions to the nanoliter level is critical to minimize the risk of contamination, increase reaction efficiency, and reduce costs. Researchers from the Single-cell Center of ...

Overview of the OEW-based droplet dispensing system. a Schematic diagram of the microchip. b Equivalent circuit diagram of OEW. c Principle diagram of OEW. d Schematic diagram of the system. e Side ...

The advantages of miniaturization are obvious. Conserving precious enzymes and substrates, reducing reagent cost, and increasing throughput continue to drive researchers toward lower reaction volumes.

The extracellular microenvironment plays a key role in controlling cellular behavior 1,2. For cells growing on a surface, the properties of the surface, such as roughness and hydrophobicity, and ...

A novel study demonstrates that droplets at a microscale level can be precisely controlled, opening new avenues in micro-scale systems Researchers from the Research Center for Materials ...

Microfluidic approaches offer several benefits over their standard molecular biology counterparts. The most obvious benefit is decreased sample volume (which results in decreased waste volume), but ...

A pioneer in miniaturizing and automating immunoassays at the nanoliter-scale, Gyros AB launched a new, compact system at SLAS2015 in Washington, D.C. Using the company's microfluidic technology, the ...

A novel study demonstrates that droplets at a miniscule level can be precisely controlled, opening new avenues in micro-scale systems. (Nanowerk News) Scientists from the Research Center for Materials ...

The FDD Pulseless Nanoliter Development Kit is designed to provide a rapid, seamless, all-in-one solution for superior fluid control. Image Credit:Fluid Metering, Inc. With its comprehensive package, ...