microfluidics
HP’s New BioPrinter Helps Researchers Make Pharmaceutical Samples
It has been years in the making, but finally, we know more about HP’s highly awaited bioprinting system. In the last years, HP has moved heavily into the research of…
China: Researchers Test 3D Printed Modular Microfluidic Systems
Chinese researchers from the School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering at Lingnan Normal University are examining ways to improve the use of microfluidics, outlining their research in the recently published…
3D Printing, Microfluidics & Organ-on-Chips Coming Together
In the recently published ‘Combining additive manufacturing with microfluidics: an emerging method for developing novel organs-on-chips,’ Chinese researchers are exploring a complex but increasingly popular topic in 3D printing, combining…
Interview with Gavin Jeffries from Fluicell: “Cell Biology is at the Core of our Work”
Getting to know cells well helps understand how organisms function. This is one of the aspects that drive scientists, researchers, and physicians to create bioprinting technology to generate living structures…
Fluicell is Preparing to be the Next Big Player in Sweden’s Bioprinting Field
Creating innovative tools and high-tech systems for life science researchers around the globe has turned up some fascinating new companies in the last few years; and with Europe currently housing…
Researchers Tackle Fluid Flow Issues 3D Printing Microfluidics Platform
In ‘Microfluidics as a Platform for the Analysis of 3D Printing Problems,’ authors Rui Mendes, Paola Fanzio, Laura Campo-Deaño, and Francisco J. Galindo-Rosales explore new ways to tackle ongoing issues…
Analyzing & Solving 3D Printing Issues with Microfluidics
In the recently published ‘Microfluidics as a Platform for the Analysis of 3D Printing Problems,’ by Rui Mendes, Paola Fanzio, Laura Campo-Deaño, and Francisco J. Galindo-Rosales, the authors explore FFF…
Portable Microfluidic Platforms Streamline Multiple Lab On A Chip Applications
In the recently published ‘Portable Microfluidic Platform Employing Young-Laplace Pumping for Multiplexed Lab-on-a-Chip Applications’ author Leonard Mahlberg discusses the relevance of lab-on-a-chip devices today in numerous applications, but mainly medicine….
Glasgow Researchers Explore Stem Cell Engineering with Bacteria Filled Microgels
Researchers from the University of Glasgow are expanding their research into bioprinting, with their findings outlined in the recently published ‘Bacteria laden microgels as autonomous 3D environments for stem cell engineering.’…
3D Printing Lab-on-A-Chip with Droplet Emulsion & NinjaFlex
In ‘3D Printing a Microfluidic Chip Capable of Droplet Emulsion Using NinjaFlex Filament,’ Robert Andrews from the University of Arkansas 3D prints a novel microfluidic system for his thesis project…
UTK: Doctoral Student Explores the Intersection of 3D Printing, Microfluidics & Bioprinting
University of Tennessee at Knoxville Doctoral student, Peter Golden Shankles, presents his dissertation on ‘Interfacing to Biological Systems Using Microfluidics,’ discussing the popular new field of microfluidics and the 3D…
Bioprinting 101 – Part 16, Microfluidics
Microfluidic Process We have previously mentioned the topic of microfluidics within this series of articles. Microfluidics deals with the behavior, precise control, and manipulation of fluids that are geometrically constrained…
Bioprinting 101 – Part 14, DNA
This is part 14 of our bioprinting series. Learn about DNA and how it is leveraged for bioprinting purposes.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Researchers Use Liquid-in-Liquid Printing to Create 3D Fluidic Devices
The mixing of oil and water is generally something most of us have no use for, with the two known to be immiscible liquids—meaning they do not combine together and…
3D Printed Electrodes Make Microfluidic Devices Cheaper and Quicker to Fabricate
Researchers at Imperial College London wanted to develop a microfluidic biosensor for analysis of cancer cells that was quicker and easier to produce. A microfluidic device involves biological material traveling through…
The State and Future of 3D Printing at The End of 2018
For the first time, it seems patently obvious where 3D printing is heading. There is almost universal agreement on what is going on and what the future developments are to…
3D Printed Microfluidic Device Designed to Customize Cancer Treatment
Testing cancer treatments is a lot of trial and error currently, and patients are often subject to multiple uncomfortable and time-consuming therapies before finding one that works. Developments have been…
Paul Benning Chief Technologist 3D Printing at HP Predicts 3D Printing Developments in 2019
Paul Benning is the 3D Print and Microfluidics Chief Technologist at HP. Before that he was an HP Fellow and the Chief Technologist of their imaging and printing division. He’s…
Microfluidics and 3D Printing: the World on a Chip
A careful reader may have noticed that we’ve been posting a lot of stories about microfluidics. We’ve talked about the possible use of new sugar scaffolds in microfluidics, EU funding…
