And even for those assays for which microfluidic solutions are not available, adventurous researchers have avenues to fabricate their own 'lab on a chip ... academic papers is the trick.” ...

Call it the science of small, but a trio of University of Florida chemical engineers have developed a lab-on-a-chip process that could make a big difference for DNA research and, ultimately, patients.

To reduce costs in developing and producing microfluidic devices, researchers started using paper, for instance to inkjet print active microfluidic chips on normal paper. Paper is advantageous because ...