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Wikipedia list of academic microfluidics research
It turns out that Wikipedia has an extensive list of academic microfluidics/bioMEMS research groups worldwide. Although the list is long, there are probably many groups missing. I know this because when I first found the page, only one group from MIT was mentioned (there are at least nine). I’ve since remedied that situation — my [...]
Starting with the solution vs. the problem
Two approaches to technology research: starting with the solution or starting with the problem. Both work, and many academic research groups use a combination. But they’re different ways of thinking. In grad school our group started with a solution (microfluidic technology) and looked for ways to apply it. Sometimes this could get frustrating. You can [...]
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Recent clinical trials of microfluidic devices
After I heard about a clinical trial for a microfluidic device that detects circulating cancer cells, I started wondering how many other microfluidic devices are in clinical trials. A quick search turned up only seven studies (and two of those were withdrawn). Interestingly, five of the seven trials have some connection to the University of [...]
Natural technology evolution vs. failed innovation
I loved David Rotman’s recent Technology Review article “Shoveling Water” on why the commercialization of microfluidics has been so slow. (I wrote about it here.) Later I realized it reminded me of an article I read earlier this year by Michael Mandel of Business Week on “The Failed Promise of Innovation in the US.” [...]
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A new era for DIY science
Lately DIY science seems to be everywhere. A few weeks ago Nature Biotechnology published an article on the DIYbio movement, while Technology Review wrote about how to take pictures of the earth from space for $150. And don’t forget the rise of O’Reilly’s Make Magazine. Although people have been programming (and building!) computers at home [...]
What’s microfluidics? Why blog about it?
To ring in the New Year, I’ve added a new page to the site (see the “What’s Microfluidics?” link at the top of the screen) briefly explaining what microfluidics is and why I write about it. Even though the field has been around for decades, microfluidics and bioMEMS haven’t yet penetrated the mainstream. Hopefully this [...]
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Technology Review investigates the slow process of microfluidics commercialization
Today Technology Review came out with a great article speculating why the commercialization of microfluidics has been so slow. In “Shoveling Water: Why does it take so long to commercialize new technologies?” David Rotman uses Fluidigm as a case study and adds a twist by applying ideas from W. Brian Arthur’s The Nature of Technology, [...]
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Microfluidic art from the Folch lab
One of the best things about microfluidics research is the images. Colored dyes are used to track liquid flow, often producing beautiful photographs such as those seen in the artistic collaboration between George Whitesides and Felice Frankel.
Albert Folch’s lab at the University of Washington has created their own microfluidic art gallery using images from their [...]
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