Predicting the effects of drugs before human clinical trials is at the heart of drug screening
and discovery processes. The cost of drug discovery is steadily increasing owing to the …

3D cell-culture models have recently garnered great attention because they often promote
levels of cell differentiation and tissue organization not possible in conventional 2D culture …

Liquid manipulation is the foundation of most laboratory processes. For macroscale liquid
handling, both do-it-yourself and commercial robotic systems are available; however, for …

As the integration of microfluidics into cell biology research proceeds at an ever-increasing
pace, a critical question for those working at the interface of both disciplines is which device …

Advances in high-throughput and multiplexed microfluidics have rewarded biotechnology
researchers with vast amounts of data but not necessarily the ability to analyze complex data …

The field of microfluidics or lab-on-a-chip technology aims to improve and extend the
possibilities of bioassays, cell biology and biomedical research based on the idea of …

The inherent heterogeneity in cell populations has become of great interest and importance
as analytical techniques have improved over the past decades. With the advent of …

Novel applications of micro total analysis systems (μTAS) are addressing fundamental
biological questions, creating new biomedical reagents, and developing innovative cell and …

Studying development and physiology of growing roots is challenging due to limitations
regarding cellular and subcellular analysis under controlled environmental conditions. We …

Microfluidic devices have been widely applied to trapping and isolation of cells and clusters
for controllable intercellular environments and high-throughput analysis, triggering …