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Using Adhesive Patterning to Construct 3D Paper Microfluidic Devices
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We demonstrate the use of patterned aerosol adhesives to construct 3D paper microfluidic devices. This method of adhesive application forms semi-permanent bonds between layers, enabling single-use devices to be non-destructively disassembled after use and to ease folding complex nonplanar structures.
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Construction Methods for Hybrid Polycarbonate-Silicon Microfluidic Devices
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2026
This protocol describes three straightforward sealing methods for fabricating a hybrid microfluidic device that integrates polycarbonate and silicon components. By implementing solvent bonding, thermal compression, and mechanical compression strategies, we enable reliable, low-temperature sealing techniques that avoid specialized equipment for hybrid microfluidic devices.
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Feeding Experimentation Device (FED): Construction and Validation of an Open-source Device for Measuring Food Intake in Rodents
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Feeding Experimentation Device (FED) is an open-source device for measuring food intake in mice. FED can also synchronize food intake measurements with other techniques via a real-time digital output. Here, we provide a step-by-step tutorial for the construction, validation, and usage of FED.
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Stable DNA Motifs, 1D and 2D Nanostructures Constructed from Small Circular DNA Molecules
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2019
This article presents a detailed protocol for T4 ligation and denaturing PAGE purification of small circular DNA molecules, annealing and native PAGE analysis of circular tiles, assembling and AFM imaging of 1D and 2D DNA nanostructures, as well as agarose gel electrophoresis and centrifugation purification of finite DNA nanostructures.
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High-throughput CRISPR Vector Construction and Characterization of DNA Modifications by Generation of Tomato Hairy Roots
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2016
Using DNA assembly, multiple CRISPR vectors can be constructed in parallel in a single cloning reaction, making the construction of large numbers of CRISPR vectors a simple task. Tomato hairy roots are an excellent model system to validate CRISPR vectors and generate mutant materials.
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Sequence design determines which strands can pair and how the resulting architecture behaves. By selecting complementary regions and arranging recognition, structural, and signaling elements, researchers can program a device to remain in a chosen configuration or respond to a molecular signal. This design step connects molecular information to a physical change or measurable output, which is central to reliable bioengineering systems.
Complementary base pairing provides the predictable interaction used to assemble DNA strands into defined architectures. It gives designers a way to specify which segments associate while limiting unintended connections through sequence choices. Because pairing can be incorporated into different structural arrangements, the same principle supports devices that bind selected molecules, change shape, or participate in molecular logic.
Modularity allows recognition, structural, and signaling functions to be designed as connected parts rather than as one inseparable element. A recognition component can respond to a selected molecular cue, a structural component can express a resulting change, and a signaling component can generate an output. This separation helps bioengineers adapt devices for different sensing or response tasks.
A typical construction workflow begins by selecting the desired physical or computational function, followed by designing complementary sequences and organizing functional modules. Researchers then use controlled strand assembly to form the intended architecture and examine its planned binding, shape change, or output in response to a molecular signal. These stages connect abstract device behavior with a physical DNA structure.
This approach is useful when a project requires molecular sensing, programmable responses, or organization at the nanoscale. Its applications include biosensing systems that recognize selected targets, molecular logic devices that process signals, targeted delivery frameworks, and nanoscale organization. The ability to combine distinct functional components makes the method relevant to responsive diagnostics and other molecular technologies.
A device can link recognition of a molecular signal to a defined structural transition or downstream output. In a molecular logic context, different sequence arrangements can support computational functions, while in responsive diagnostics, recognition and signaling components can be connected to indicate the presence of a selected cue. This converts molecular interactions into interpretable device behavior for bioengineering applications.