“Body on a chip” could improve drug evaluation | MIT News
Human tissue samples linked by microfluidic channels replicate interactions of multiple organs.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
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March 14, 2018 • ~8 min
March 14, 2018 • ~8 min
Understanding and treating disease | MIT News
Mechanical engineering researchers are developing new and innovative ways to improve health care.
Mary Beth O'Leary | Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Feb. 2, 2018 • ~12 min
Feb. 2, 2018 • ~12 min
Microfluidics from LEGO bricks | MIT News
MIT engineers make microfluidics modular using the popular interlocking blocks.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
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Jan. 30, 2018 • ~9 min
Jan. 30, 2018 • ~9 min
Programmable droplets | MIT News
Using electric fields to manipulate droplets on a surface could enable high-volume, low-cost biology experiments.
Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office
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Jan. 19, 2018 • ~7 min
Jan. 19, 2018 • ~7 min
Blood testing via sound waves may replace some tissue biopsies | MIT News
Microfluidic device uses acoustics to quickly analyze blood for signatures of cancer and other diseases.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
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Sept. 18, 2017 • ~7 min
Sept. 18, 2017 • ~7 min
Our hairy insides | MIT News
Engineers predict how flowing fluid will bend tiny hairs that line blood vessels and intestines.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
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Aug. 21, 2017 • ~7 min
Aug. 21, 2017 • ~7 min
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