(Nanowerk News) Every day, millions are at risk of falling ill due to undetected allergens or contaminants in their food. However, a groundbreaking solution may be on the horizon, as researchers ...

Biomedical engineering researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed inexpensive paper pumps that use capillary action to power ...

Traditional methods for pathogen detection are often expensive and time-consuming and requires a well-equipped laboratory. Here we present a low-cost, deployable paper-based biosensor device for rapid ...

Chemists have created a device -- using little more than paper and sticky tape -- that can precisely separate liquids for further medical or environmental analysis. The scientists write in a ...

Schematic version of on-site wastewater analysis using the microfluidic strips (Credit: Yuwei Pan et al., Cell, 2024) Wastewater sampling has become a popular way over the years to keep track of the ...

Microfluidics technology development is entering a new phase, according to Andreas Manz, Ph.D., head of research at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Saarbrücken, Germany. Now that the ...

3D printing creates hydrophobic barriers in hydrophilic paper, guiding liquids along precise paths for controlled mixing, gradients, and two-phase separation. (Nanowerk News) Filter paper plays ...

Color change: Paper tests, such as those shown here, could make it possible to diagnose a range of diseases quickly and cheaply. A small drop of liquid, such as blood or urine, wicks in through the ...