{"id":1687,"date":"2011-12-08T16:55:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T22:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=1687"},"modified":"2022-09-30T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T19:56:58","slug":"no-small-thing-microfluidics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/no-small-thing-microfluidics\/","title":{"rendered":"No Small Thing: Microfluidics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microfluidics is generally used to describe any technology that moves microscopic and nano-scale quantities of fluid through channels on a MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System). Devices in this realm are expected to have the capabilities to accurately manipulate minute volumes of fluid well below the microliter range.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/microfluidics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1688\" title=\"Microfluidics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/microfluidics.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"79\"><\/a>Microfluidics encompasses many different areas of research. With its foundation laid in the 1980s through the research that occurred in inkjet print heads, DNA chips, and lab-on-chip technology, microfluidics has expanded into many new fields. Along with its continuing use in engineering, physics, and chemistry, the latest microfluidics growth is occurring in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why use Microfluidics?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduction of cost per experiment by consuming a much smaller volume of reagent<\/li>\n<li>Significant reduction of time and cost per test<\/li>\n<li>Safer chemical experiments and reactions<\/li>\n<li>Improved data quality<\/li>\n<li>Increased resolution of separations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cole-Parmer offers a range of products for <a title=\"Lab Supplies for Life Science Applications\" href=\"\/industry\/life-science\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Life Science<\/a> including items for Microfluidic research. 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