WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers in biomedical, environmental testing, geology, manufacturing and other fields could benefit from a patent-pending Purdue University innovation that fabricates ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of technological innovation, the combination of precision engineering and additive manufacturing has given rise to a revolutionary concept: microscale 3D printing. This ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Microfluidics, the science of manipulating tiny amounts of fluid in micro-scale devices, has long held promise for revolutionizing fields like medical diagnostics, chemistry, and ...

3D Printing Revolution: From Microelectronics to Microfluidics.This image illustrates the transformative role of 3D printing technology in the fabrication of microelectronic and microfluidic devices.

A team of electrical engineers, computer scientists, and biomedical engineers at the University of California-Irvine report that they have created a new lab-on-a-chip that can help study tumor ...

A fabrication process can produce self-heating microfluidic devices in one step using a multimaterial 3D printer. These devices, which can be made rapidly and cheaply in large numbers, could help ...

Current 3D printed microfluidics are limited by multiple factors, such as available materials for 3D printing (e.g. optical transparency, flexibility, biocompatibility), achievable dimensions of ...

Stephen Quake, a bioengineer and applied physicist at Stanford University, has always been interested in the interface between physics and biology. During his work at the California Institute of ...

Microfluidics is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles from physics, chemistry, and engineering to create devices that can process and analyze minuscule volumes of liquids. Often, ...

MIT researchers developed a fabrication process to produce self-heating microfluidic devices in one step using a multi-material 3D printer. Pictured is an example of one of the devices. MIT ...