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 ...

The movement of lymph through these vessels is facilitated by a series of one-way valves and muscle contractions, which create a microfluidic system that helps clear waste products and fight ...

The company's technology is largely based on Quake's work on microfluidic large-scale integration, using large numbers of valves and channels to perform multiple assays on a single chip.

The class allows students to build and test microfluidic kits—mixers, valves, and bubble generators, using inexpensive, widely available materials. This activity is structured to help students ...

gene expression analysis and digital PCR have been enabled and enhanced through the use of soft lithography–fabricated microfluidic platforms that allow the creation of many channels and valves ...

Current flow cytometers rely on specialized pumps and valves for fluid flow and control, making the equipment expensive and ...

However, conventional flow cytometry techniques are time consuming, involve intricate sample preparation and require expensive and bulky equipment due to the specialized pumps and valves required ...

In the oscillator, pinch valves act like JFETs. When fuel from one reservoir is flowing into one reaction chamber, one of the pinch valves pinches off the flow of fuel to the other reaction chamber.

Dr. Araci's work on implantable microfluidic intraocular pressure sensors (Nature Medicine, 2014) was featured on several media platforms (e.g., ABC7, Forbes, etc.). He also designed and fabricated ...

Industrial Microfluidic Programmable Syringe Pumps Microfluidic Standard & Custom Valve Custom System Integrations Microfluidic Rotary Valves for Precise Fluid Control Our microfluidic components ...

The new microfluidic device uses a large number of tiny channels, about the width of a human hair, designed to quickly and efficiently separate blood cells by size in a process called controlled ...