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Addressable Valves for Centrifugal Microfluidics
Yanming Xia and co-workers at ETH Zürich, the Chinese Academy of Science, and Xiamen University have recently reported the integration of...

Nathan Khosla
Jul 25, 20222 min read


Multi-compartment supracapsules made from nano-containers towards programmable release
Supracapsules are spherical-like objects, comprised of nanocapsule building blocks. The ability to control the assembly of supracapsules...

Javier Hernández
Jul 21, 20222 min read


The butterfly effect: bioinspired structural color
Synthetic dyes have found widespread application in almost all walks of modern life, including medicine, electronics, food and textiles....

Yun Ding
Apr 11, 20221 min read


Rapid blood diagnostics using imaging flow cytometry
Flow cytometry is the gold-standard technique for enumerating and sorting cellular populations. Although modern-day flow cytometers are...

Sarah Duclos Ivetich
Mar 28, 20222 min read


A Novel microfluidic platform for C. elegans live imaging
New findings shed light on the connection between vulva and uterus development. A collaboration with the Hajnal group at the University...

Eunhee Cho
Mar 24, 20222 min read


An Amplification-Free Electrochemical CRISPR/Cas Biosensor for Drug-Resistant Bacteria
As the evolution of resistant microbes continues, there is a growing need for understanding and quickly classifying the resistances of...

Jake Lesinski
Sep 13, 20211 min read


Understanding Ageing using Microfluidics
Major breakthroughs in medical care have led to a dramatic increase in human life expectancy over the last century. Unfortunately, all...

Prerit Mathur
Jul 7, 20212 min read


Broad-band absorption spectroscopy in picoliter droplets
Julie Probst, a final-year Ph.D. student in the deMello group at ETH Zürich, has shown for the first time that broad-band absorption...

Ankit Jain
Jun 11, 20211 min read


Discovery of novel MOF growth pathways using microfluidics
Out-of-equilibrium MOF nucleation in microfluidics combined with molecular dynamics simulations unveils new crystallization pathways...

Thomas Moragues
Mar 30, 20212 min read


Ultra-sensitive paper-based diagnostics
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification and silver nanoplates allow for single copy detection of MRSA Accurate testing for infectious...

Nathan Khosla
Mar 10, 20212 min read


Rapid microfluidic mixing allows intelligent biocatalyst engineering
Microfluidic system extracts kinetics and thermodynamics of complex enzymatic reactions in high-throughput

Thomas Moragues
Mar 9, 20211 min read


Ultra-fast imaging of single cells
Stroboscopic illumination and microfluidics allow for blur-free imaging of single cells at unprecedented speed

Chao Song
Mar 9, 20211 min read
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