Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is hailed as one of the foundational materials for microfluidics.
Though a silicone‐based elastomer of many desirable properties, the emergence of …

Caenorhabditis elegans has been proven to be a useful model organism for investigating
molecular and cellular aspects of numerous human diseases. More recently, investigators …

The precise rotational manipulation of single cells or organisms is invaluable to many
applications in biology, chemistry, physics and medicine. In this article, we describe an …

We report recent advances in the field of droplet-based microfluidics. Specifically, we
highlight the unique features of such platforms for high-throughput experimentation; …

To quantitatively understand chemosensory behaviors, it is desirable to present many
animals with repeatable, well-defined chemical stimuli. To that end, we describe a …

Next generation drug screening could benefit greatly from in vivo studies, using small animal
models such as Caenorhabditis elegans for hit identification and lead optimization. Current …

Controllable, precise, and stable rotational manipulation of model organisms is valuable in
many biomedical, bioengineering, and biophysics applications. We present an …

Soil is the habitat of countless organisms and encompasses an enormous variety of dynamic
environmental conditions. While it is evident that a thorough understanding of how …

Flexible manipulation techniques for living cells and organisms are extremely useful tools for
fundamental biomedical and life science research. Acoustic tweezers, which permit non …

Microfluidics has emerged as a set of powerful tools that have greatly advanced some areas
of biological research, including research using C. elegans. The use of microfluidics has …