Cell migration is stimulated and directed by the interaction of cells with extracellular matrix, neighboring cells or chemoattractants and is key to processes such as development and metastasis.

Physicists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a new optical technique for controlling the flow of very small volumes of fluids over solid surfaces. The technique, which relies on ...

Scientists from National Taiwan University and the National Institutes of Applied Research of Taiwan have developed a rapid and accurate microfluidic device that generates precise drug gradients and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Local (cell-level) signaling environments, regulated by autocrine and paracrine signaling, and modulated by cell organization, are ...

Cancer cell transformation represents the epitome of dynamic cell behavior. During transformation, once-quiescent cells can exhibit genomic changes, metabolic reprogramming, microenvironment ...

A research team led by Associate Researcher YANG Ke from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui ...

A lab-on-a-disc system enables 90 precise and reproducible nanoparticle syntheses in minutes by automatically controlling reagent concentrations across parallel reactions with minimal manual input.

Microfluidics technology has contributed to powerful tools that have helped advance many areas of biology. The applications of microfluidic systems in chemistry and biochemistry have increased in ...

Microfluidics is the fine art of moving tiny amounts of liquid around and is increasingly used in fields such as biology and chemistry. By miniaturizing experiments, it’s possible to run many ...