Enabling novel bio-medical experiments through the use of microfluidics technology

Physics and engineering can offer tremendous possibilities to biology and medicine. However, only a few biologists are aware of what advances in technology can deliver, ranging from manipulation at micro or nano scale to complex mathematical modelling and AI usage in data analysis.
I will present several cases of application of microfluidics technology to biological sciences currently under way at the University of Aberdeen. In spite of our modest resources, we are able to propose novel experimental approaches by working together with open-minded biologists and industrial partners. The examples include neuromuscular junctions for testing therapeutics and pesticides, a myocardial infarction model on a chip, a more realistic thrombosis model and various set-ups for use in microbial studies.
Interdisciplinarity is the key to our approach as we bring together concepts and expertise from Physics, Medical Sciences and Engineering to identify and solve biological problems.

Following the presentation there will be a networking gathering, with pizza, in the crush area outside EM2.44.