#microfluidics — Public Fediverse posts

CellTrap is an instrument-free, microfluidic lab-on-a-chip system designed to isolate and observe interactions between individual immune cells and cancer cells at the single-cell level.
#Immunology #Oncology #Microfluidics #BiomedicalEngineering #Biophysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/imgy06182601.html

A new tilting method extracts droplet friction from a single droplet experiment. Surprisingly, many surfaces converge toward the same theoretical value, suggesting a hidden universality in wetting dynamics.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6c01552

#InterfacialFlows #Wettability #Microfluidics #Physics #MaterialsScience

Postdoctral Fellow - Microfluidic Organoid Research
Tokyo University of Science

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/tokyo-university-of-science-27778-postdoctral-fellow-microfluidic-organoid-research/

#brainorganoids #microfluidics #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/tokyo-university-of-science-27778-postdoctral-fellow-microfluidic-organoid-research/?fsp_sid=11825

Contact Lens Uses Microfluidics to Monitor and Treat Glaucoma

https://spectrum.ieee.org/smart-contact-lens-glaucoma-microfluidics

#HackerNews #contactlens #microfluidics #glaucoma #healthcare #innovation #technology

Marine snow is a continuous shower of organic dust and detritus that falls from the upper layers of the ocean to the seafloor, acting as a vital "biological pump" that transports and stores atmospheric carbon in the deep #ocean
#MarineBiology #EarthScience #Oceanography #Biogeochemistry #Microfluidics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/es03092601.html

A highly adaptable and cost-efficient #microfluidics system designed to automate fluid exchange in multiplexed super-resolution microscopy, allowing scientists to simultaneously visualize multiple molecular components inside a single cell with nanometer precision.
#Biophysics #CellBiology #Microfluidics #OpticalMicroscopy #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/cbio03042601.html

Watching Waves on the Nanoscale

It’s tough to simulate nonlinear wave dynamics, so scientists often test theories in wave flumes, where they can create more controlled waves than what we see in the wild. But conventional wave flumes are big–meters-long, complicated equipment–and can only test a small range of conditions. To reach more extreme nonlinear dynamics, researchers have turned to a chip-based approach. These 100-micron-long wave flumes carry a film of superfluid helium less than 7 nanometers thick. But despite that tiny size, the system can reach levels of nonlinearity five orders of magnitude greater than their full-sized counterparts. (Image and research credit: M. Reeves et al.; via Physics Today)

Necroprinting By Mosquito

Engineers have been adapting biological materials into robotics in recent years. One of the latest versions of this trend is “necroprinting,” in which researchers built a microscale 3D printer around a mosquito’s proboscis. Made to pierce thick skin to reach blood, the mosquito proboscis offered the kind of size, geometry, and stiffness needed for small-scale printing. The team found that their necroprinter performed well at the ~20 micron scale, with the mosquito-based nozzle costing only a fraction of what a conventional human-made nozzle would. (Image credit: NIAID; research credit: J. Puma et al.; via Ars Technica)

Acoustically Trapping Nanoparticles

Micrometer-sized particles can be trapped in place against a flow using acoustic waves. But smaller nano-sized particles feel less radiation pressure from acoustic waves, and so keep moving in the flow. But new work shows that it is possible to trap those nanoparticles with some additional help.

In this case, researchers seeded their flow with microparticles that were held in place by acoustic waves against the background flow. When nanoparticles were added to the mix, they remained trapped in the wells between microparticles due to a combination of acoustic forcing and the hydrodynamic shielding of the nearby large particles. (Image credit: P. Czerwinski; research credit: A. Pavlič and T. Baasch; via APS)

#acousticTrapping #acoustics #fluidDynamics #microfluidics #particleSuspension #physics #science

https://github.com/retospect/microweldr
Weld plastic films with a 3d printer to make microfluidic devices.
#microfluidics #3Dprinting #GCode #OpenSource #LabOnAChip #DIYBio

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/microfluidics-cooling-inside-the-chip/

#CPU #cooling #microfluidics

Microsoft's claiming a 'breakthrough' in AI chip cooling with microfluidics, promising 3x better cooling and allowing for overclocking without, you know, melting things. Apparently, the design is inspired by leaf veins. Is this the cool future we've been waiting for, or just another drop in the data center ocean? https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-claims-a-breakthrough-in-ai-chip-cooling-193106705.html?src=rss #AI #TechNews #Cooling #Microfluidics #Hardware

Microsoft tames intense chip heat with liquid cooling veins, designed by AI and inspired by biology - The channels in Microsoft’s new microfluidics design match the heat signatures of... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-tames-intense-chip-heat-with-ai-designed-liquid-cooling-veins-inspired-by-biology/ #artificialintelligence(ai) #hollowcorefiber #sustainability #customsilicon #microfluidics #overclocking #chipcooling #3dstacking #datacenter #greensteel #microsoft #science

Pre-announcement of an #OpenPosition for a #lecturer in #Liphy (lab of #interdisciplinary #physics) in #Grenoble, #France

> Poste de #MCF section 28 (#Physique : Milieux denses et matériaux), sur un profil #dynamiqueDesFluides à l’échelle #nano et micro.

https://liphy.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/en/research/teams/modi-soft-matter-organization-dynamics-and-interfaces

#nanofluidics #microfluidics #fluidDynamics #nanoscale

Ah, the cutting-edge #technology we've all been waiting for: playing #Snake with glorified water droplets! 🚰🐍 Because nothing screams "innovation" like reinventing the wheel with microfluidic acrobatics. 🙄🔬
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf-efIZI_Dg #cuttingedge #microfluidics #game #innovation #waterdroplets #HackerNews #ngated

A programmable display using microfluidics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf-efIZI_Dg

#HackerNews #programmabledisplay #microfluidics #techinnovation #futureofdisplays #electronics

Informative #OpenAccess #review on #light-based #3Dprinting & post-treatments of #moulds for #PDMS soft #lithography:
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4LC00836G
#DIYbio #lab #OpenSource #instruments #stereolithography #microfluidics

Teach your #microscope how to print: Low-cost rapid-iteration #OpenSource #microfabrication for #biology:

- no cleanroom required
- replace SU-8 #photoresist & silicon wafers by #3Dprinting #resin & microscope slides
- #fluorescence microscope-based maskless #photolithography
- achieve µm-scale precision across cm-sized areas

https://doi.org/10.1039/D5LC00181A
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #microfluidics

OIST’s Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit and collaborators explore how active #microfluidics can sort particles and pair them with powerful detection tools in a new ACS Sensors Perspective. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac...

#OpenSource tubing-free #impeller #pump platform for controlled recirculating #fluid flow for #microfluidics & organs-on-chip:

- customizable pump & #3Dprinted chip geometry
- fluid velocities: µm/s to mm/s
- #cell culture incubator compatible

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00673
#DIYbio #lab #instruments

#OpenDrop – Desktop Digital Biology Laboratory
https://www.gaudi.ch/OpenDrop/

#microfluidics goes #foss

Can we create simple medicines with this devices?

Principles of #OpenSource bioinstrumentation applied to the #poseidon #syringe #pump & #microscope system:

- #RasPi / #Arduino / #Python control

Article: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48815-9
GitHub: https://pachterlab.github.io/poseidon/
#DIYio #lab #instruments #microscopy #imaging #microfluidics

Playing Snake with Digital Microfluidics https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/playing-snake-with-digital-microfluidics/ #dropletmicrofluidics #microfluidics #hardware #Games #snake

Playing Snake with Digital Microfluidics - Display technology has come a long way since the advent of the CRT in the late 180... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/playing-snake-with-digital-microfluidics/ #dropletmicrofluidics #microfluidics #hardware #games #snake

🧪 ⚛️ Digital twins aren’t just for rockets… meet one for single cells! We built a microfluidic digital twin of a mechano-NPS device to predict cell flow & deformation. Read: duke.is/iccs25twin #DigitalTwin #SingleCell #Microfluidics @dukeengineering.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Using the recycled parts of a computer DVD drive for fabrication of a low-cost #Arduino-based #OpenSource #syringe #pump:

-flow rates: 0.005-1 mL/min with a maximum of 10 μL difference
-cost: < US $30

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00260
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #fluidics #chemistry #science #research #microfluidics #DIYchem #DIYtech #education #STEM #MINT

Design, fabrication & optical characterization of a low-cost #OpenSource #SpinCoater:

- #microfluidics & lab-on-a-chip device fabrication
- based on an old hard drive
- #Arduino-controlled
- cost: $30

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00013
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #nanotechnology #thinfilm #LoC #PDMS #chemistry

Hi floss.social. Just moved in from https://fosstodon.org/@ygor

I'm an #ElectricalEngineer from #Brazil, currently living in #France for many years. I work as a #SoftwareDeveloper, writing proprietary software for #microfluidics (I do wish I could work on #FreeSoftware for a living instead). My favorite programming language is #rustlang, but I use/have used about a dozen other languages, they're alright. I'm also a fan of #animation.

#introduction

Salamander Robot is Squishy https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/salamander-robot-is-squishy/ #3dPrinterhacks #microfluidics #RobotsHacks #salamander