Researchers have used off-the-shelf components to create a sensor device that is not only cost-effective but can quickly detect 32 different pathogens and has sensitivities on par with the ...

Scientists have engineered a lab-on-a-chip system capable of applying precisely controlled mechanical forces to biological materials that mimic the extracellular matrix.

Women remain underrepresented across the STEM research and innovation ecosystems that underpin lab-on-a-chip (LOC) technologies. As UNESCO reports women ...

Thought LeaderDr. Chao MaResearch Assistant ProfessorNew York University Tandon School of Engineering In this interview, NewsMedical speaks with Innovation Award nominee Chao Ma, Ph.D., a Research ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The human body is an intricate network of electrical signals, with every cell, tissue, and organ relying on precise electrical communication to function properly. At the heart of ...

Engineers created a new point-of-care test that measures cortisol in saliva to help doctors diagnose depression and anxiety. University of Cincinnati engineers created a new device to help doctors ...

Creating a drug that might help treat or cure a health condition in humans is a long, complex process. After developing a ...

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To better understand our cells and extracellular matrix—the 3D scaffolding that surrounds our cells—scientists apply different mechanical forces to simulate these microenvironments. A new study uses ...

New scientific methods could one day render animal studies—the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 years—obsolete. Clive Svendsen, Ph.D., executive director of the Board of Governors ...

With each heartbeat, blood courses through your body. Some traverse arteries from the lungs back to the heart, and some navigate through capillaries in the thinnest layers of your eyelid, almost ...

Compact genetic testing device could be used to detect a range of pathogens, or conditions including cancer. Compact genetic testing device created for Covid-19 could be used to detect a range of ...