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Analytical devices can be produced at very low cost from simple materials. Applications are vast revolutionary, and include medical tests, environmental sensing, agriculture, soil science and many more. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfluidics Microfluidics] refers to a set of technologies that control the flow of minute amounts of liquids or | Analytical devices can be produced at very low cost from simple materials. Applications are as vast as they are revolutionary, and include medical tests, environmental sensing, agriculture, soil science and many more. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfluidics Microfluidics] refers to a set of technologies that control the flow of minute amounts of liquids or gases — typically measured in nano- and picoliters — in a miniaturized system. With these "chips", room-sized diagnostic testing equipment can be shrunk down to the size of a postage stamp. This is also called "lab-on-a-chip". | ||
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Revision as of 17:43, 8 February 2011
Analytical devices can be produced at very low cost from simple materials. Applications are as vast as they are revolutionary, and include medical tests, environmental sensing, agriculture, soil science and many more. Microfluidics refers to a set of technologies that control the flow of minute amounts of liquids or gases — typically measured in nano- and picoliters — in a miniaturized system. With these "chips", room-sized diagnostic testing equipment can be shrunk down to the size of a postage stamp. This is also called "lab-on-a-chip".
Materials Used
blotter paper, regular paper, wax paper, shrinky-dink, transparency film, cotton thread, sewing needles, wood sticks, jell-o, ?beeswax?, syringes,
Applications
- medicine: immediate testing ("point-of-care"), genetic testing and research, pathogens
- agriculture: plant breeding, pests, nutrition,
- environmental sensing: water testing, air quality, toxins
- geoscience: soil science, mining
- energy: development of biofuels
George Whitesides, MIT
In his legendary career in chemistry, George Whitesides has been a pioneer in microfabrication and nanoscale self-assembly. Now, he's fabbing a diagnostic lab on a chip.
Further Reading
- Disposable microfluidic devices created using regular wax paper
- Shrinky Dink® microfluidics - academic paper here
- Wikipedia: Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-chip
- DIY Bio