Science news articles about 'tiny volumes'

  • Tiny samples could yield big predictive markers for pancreatic cancer

    ... "We are in great need for powerful tests, such as the ones that Dr. Yeung performs, which require only a tiny volume of fluid but can provide a tremendous amount of useful information," says Tokar. " ...
  • Tiny samples could yield big predictive markers for pancreatic cancer

    ... "We are in great need for powerful tests, such as the ones that Dr. Yeung performs, which require only a tiny volume of fluid but can provide a tremendous amount of useful information," says Tokar. " ...
  • Smart miniature pump

    ... find application in numerous areas – from medical engineering to microproduction technology – wherever tiny volumes have to be variably dosed with extreme accuracy. However, these micro-pump systems ...
  • Stirred, not shaken: Bio-inspired cilia mix medical reagents at small scales

    ... biomedical reactions by filling each well with tiny beating rods that mimic cilia, the hairlike ... lungs. The researchers created a prototype that mixes tiny volumes of fluid or creates a current to move ...
  • A matter of density, not quantity

    ... to reach the required population through cell division, or enclose a few cells in an extremely tiny volume. The necessary signaling compounds can also become sufficiently concentrated by this route ...
  • Magnetic mixing creates quite a stir

    ... ways to mix in tiny places such as micrometer-sized channels, Martin said. "Mixing liquids in tiny volumes," Martin said, "is surprisingly difficult." When fluid is pushed down a big pipe, eddies are ...

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