What is it used for?

Microfluidics is being used in various applications, including time-lapse studies of cell populations, selection of single cells, ageing studies, and investigations of stress responses.

Equipment

• Harrick Plasma Tabletop Plasma Cleaner
• Hot plate
• Vacuum degasser and pump
• Syringe pumps
• Walker Class II microbiological safety cabinet
• Fluigent MFCS-EZ flow control equipment
• CellASIC ONIX Microfluidic perfusion system

Access to soft lithography facilities within the Physics department.

Example of how the WISB community are using microfluidics

Time-lapse microscopic imaging at the single cell level (PI McCarthy)