FluidicMEMS is…
...a blog about how microfluidics and bioMEMS technologies can solve real-world problems.
...an event series in Boston aimed at bringing together the innovation community surrounding these endeavors.
...lead by a team of MIT-trained engineers with backgrounds in microfluidics... partnering with CfBI for a summer joint Microfluidic Consortium event.
Microfluidics is an emerging technology that enables precise, automated manipulation of tiny volumes of fluid (often nanoliters or even picoliters). To quote Wired Magazine, “Microfluidic devices are a lot like computer chips with plumbing.” Microfluidic technology may also be calledlab-on-a-chip technology or micro-Total-Analysis-Systems (microTAS).
Microfluidics handles small liquid volumes, the technology may enable cost-efficient, ultra-high-throughput assays in areas like biology and drug discovery. Many groups are also working on microfluidic devices for point-of-care diagnostics as well as therapeutics (e.g., drug delivery). In addition to making existing experimental techniques more efficient, microfluidics can enable new types of experiments. Although microfluidics research has been conducted for decades in academia, the market potential is only beginning to be explored.
