Single-cell analysis has become one of the most important applications of microfluidic technology in recent years. It refers to the process of isolation, manipulation, and analysis of the cells at single-cell resolution in microfluidic chips. Depending on the application, single-cell analysis chips can include any...
In addition to being an effective means of thermoregulation for the body, sweat can be a valuable source for non-invasive analysis of body physiology. The sweat rate, for example, can reflect health conditions such as nerve damage, metabolic disorders, etc. Despite its significance, several factors...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when the head experiences a violent hit and can cause disruption in regular brain activity1. Similar to many other diseases, early diagnosis of TBI can prevent progression towards irreversible damages. This is further highlighted in patients with unclear or minor...
Early diagnosis of prostate cancer, the sixth deadliest cancer type in men, can significantly increase the survival rate. For most men, the 5-year survival rate for local or regional tumors is around 100%. This number drops to~30% when it spreads to other regions1. Therefore, early...
Microfluidic chips are enabling handheld devices that are ideally suited for real-time analysis in biological and chemical assays. For example, they have been successfully used in a multitude of platforms such as organ-on-a-chips for real-time investigation of cell-cell and cell-environment interactions. The microfluidics field, however,...