Thousands of Droplets for Diagnostics
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 08:30
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of scientists has developed a method for dividing a DNA sample into thousands of tiny droplets. What sets it apart from previous methods is above all the fact that it is considerably easier to control and rapidly generates more than 10,000 droplets with a diameter of approximately 120 micrometers each. The entire process takes place on a rotating plastic disk the size of a DVD.