T-Junction Microchannel two-phase flow dynamics : the influence of flow rate pulsation 24 April 2025 By louise T-Junction Microchannel two-phase flow dynamics: the influence of flow rate pulsation The present study performed in Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk, Russia) describes how researchers controlled the liquid-liquid flow in their T-junction microchannel by using the OB1 Pressure Controller to apply external high-fidelity pulsations to … Continued
From Laboratory Immunoassays To Immunosensors With An Integrated Microfluidic Flow System 13 January 2025 By louise From Laboratory Immunoassays To Immunosensors With An Integrated Microfluidic Flow System This research summary highlights the work of Alexander Ecke, Jérémy Bell, and Rudolf J. Schneider, whose collaborative efforts have contributed to the development of a three-dimensional microfluidic flow cell for improved electrochemical substrate detection in HRP/TMB-based immunoassays. Their work, published in Sensors & Diagnostics … Continued
Elastin-like polypeptide coacervates as reversibly triggerable compartments for synthetic cells 26 December 2024 By louise Elastin-like Polypeptide Coacervates as Reversibly Triggerable Compartments for Synthetic Cells This research summary highlights the work of Chang Chen and Siddharth Deshpande, published in Communications Chemistry (Nature portfolio), under the title “Elastin-like polypeptide coacervates as reversibly triggerable compartments for synthetic cells”. The study investigates how elastin-like polypeptide coacervates serve as dynamic, reversible compartments, allowing for … Continued
Structural Flexibility and Disassembly Kinetics of Single Ferritin Molecules Using Optical Nanotweezers 13 August 2024 By louise Structural Flexibility and Disassembly Kinetics of Single Ferritin Molecules Using Optical Nanotweezers Abstract The study “Structural Flexibility and Disassembly Kinetics of Single Ferritin Molecules Using Optical Nanotweezers” explores the dynamic behavior of ferritin at the single-molecule level. Using optical Nanotweezers, researchers observed how ferritin’s structure responds to environmental changes like pH variations and ascorbic acid … Continued
Continuous counter-current electrophoretic separation of oleosomes and proteins from oilseeds 16 August 2023 By adminLVF Continuous counter-current electrophoretic separation of oleosomes and proteins from oilseeds Kübra Ayan This research summary is based on the article "Continuous counter-current electrophoretic separation of oleosomes and proteins from oilseeds," recently published in Food Hydrocolloids. It explains how Kübra Ayan and colleagues developed a simpler electrophoretic separation system for extracting oleosomes and proteins from oilseeds. The Food Process … Continued
Unravelling two-phase flow and CO2 storage in geological reservoirs 17 May 2023 By adminLVF Unravelling two-phase flow in geological reservoirs for CO2 storage Sophie Roman Mahdi Mansouri The present work performed at the Nanoµlab of the Institut des Sciences de la Terre d’Orléans (ISTO, France) describes the invasion mechanisms of two immiscible fluids in a porous media model and their consequences on the process of CO2 storage in geological … Continued
The role of protein adsorption on bubble formation and stabilization 5 April 2023 By adminLVF The role of protein adsorption on bubble formation and stabilisation bubble formation This research summary written by Boxin Deng is based on the peer-reviewed article ‘Onsite coalescence behavior of whey protein-stabilised bubbles generated at parallel microscale pores: Role of pore geometry and liquid phase properties’, authored by Boxin Deng, Dirk Wijnen, Karin Schroën, and Jolet … Continued
The Multi EDGE device – the importance of chip design for high-rate monodisperse droplet formation 12 October 2022 By adminLVF Learn the strategies for upscaled microfluidic emulsification and droplet formation, for the industrial production of emulsions.
A multiplexable microfluidic injector for versatile droplet identification 23 September 2022 By adminLVF Discover a pressure-controlled injection that achieves deterministic droplet coding for droplet identification and tracking.
Reference electrode design for on-chip biochemical sensing 20 September 2022 By adminLVF Reference electrode design for ultra-low volume on-chip biochemical sensing The reference electrode design developed by Saurabh Tomar and colleagues enables ultra-low volume biochemical sensing. This research summary is based on the “Integration of Ultra-Low Volume Pneumatic Microfluidics with a Three-Dimensional Electrode Network for On-Chip Biochemical Sensing” research paper, authored by Saurabh Tomar, Charlotte Lasne, Sylvain … Continued