Microfluidic breakthrough in biotechnology

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 10:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Chemical flasks and inconvenient chemostats for cultivation of bacteria are likely soon to be discarded. Researchers have constructed a microfluidic system allowing for merging, transporting and splitting of microdroplets. With this method hundreds of different bacteria cultures can be maintained simultaneously in a single system.

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