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Pressure Transducer: Calibration Using a Pitot-static Tube
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2023
Source: Shreyas Narsipur, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Fluid pressure is an important flow characteristic that is required to determine the aerodynamics of a system. One of the oldest and still existing pressure measurement systems is the manometer due to its accuracy and simplicity of operation. The manometer is generally a U-shaped glass tube that is partially filled with liquid, as shown in Figure 1. The U-tube manometer requires no...
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Chip-Based Digital PCR to Detect Rare Transcript Variants Using a Nanofluidic Chip
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2025
This video demonstrates chip-based digital PCR — a variation of the digital PCR technique that is useful in detecting rare transcript variants. The PCR reaction is partitioned into the chambers of a nanofluidic chip, each of which acts as an independent reaction. The detection of fluorescence signals from the chambers with amplified targets confirms the presence of rare transcript variants in the sample.
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Organ-on-Chip Models
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2026
Introduction to Organ-on-Chip Models Organ-on-chip models are advanced microphysiological systems that recreate key structural and functional features of human organs in a controlled laboratory setting. These devices integrate living human cells within microfluidic channels, allowing researchers to simulate tissue–tissue interfaces, fluid flow, and mechanical forces that are essential for normal organ function. Unlike traditional cell cultures, which often lack these dynamic physiological cues,...
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Lensless Fluorescent Microscopy on a Chip
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2011
A lensless on-chip fluorescent microscopy platform is demonstrated that can image fluorescent objects over an ultra-wide field-of-view of e.g., >0.6-8 cm2 with <4μm resolution using a compressive sampling based decoding algorithm. Such a compact and wide-field fluorescent on-chip imaging modality could be valuable for high-throughput cytometry, rare-cell research and microarray-analysis.
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Production of Lentiviral Vectors for Transducing Cells from the Central Nervous System
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In this protocol we describe production, purification and titration of lentiviral vectors. We provide an example of lentiviral vector-mediated gene delivery in primary cultured neurons and astrocytes. Our methods may also apply to other cell types in vitro and in vivo.
FAQs
The recognition element determines which biological interaction the chip monitors and how that interaction reaches the readout system. Receptors, antibodies, enzymes, and nucleic acid probes provide different biochemical interfaces; target binding or enzyme activity then produces a measurable change in the coupled transducer. This pairing connects molecular events with biological measurements.
Electronic transduction records changes in conductance, voltage, or impedance, whereas optical transduction follows changes in light intensity. These readout modes give researchers alternative ways to detect target binding or biochemical activity. The appropriate choice depends on which measurable property changes most clearly in the coupled biological system.
Miniaturization makes it possible to combine sensing and data handling in a compact biological-analysis platform. Reduced sample volumes support measurements when only limited material is available, while integrated detection and rapid processing shorten the path from a biochemical event to an interpretable result. This design is especially relevant to portable biomedical research tools.
A typical workflow begins by coupling a recognition element to an electronic or optical transducer, then introducing the biological sample so a target can bind or biochemical activity can occur. The chip measures the resulting electrical or optical change, and integrated processing converts that change into data for analysis.
Within a lab-on-a-chip platform, the device can place recognition and detection in a small integrated system rather than requiring separate analysis stages. In point-of-care diagnostics, that compact arrangement supports portable measurements, reduced sample use, and rapid data processing. The architecture connects biological sampling with rapid analytical readouts.
Transducer chips are useful when researchers need compact tools for monitoring biological systems, analyzing multiple targets, or obtaining rapid measurements. Their outputs can support real-time monitoring, multiplexed assays, biosensors, and portable biomedical research platforms. Electrical or optical changes provide an analytical basis for relating recognition or biochemical activity to experimental data.