Unit News

OIST team creates a simple and inexpensive insert that generates uniform electric field for tissue engineering and other cell studies.

Unexpected spiral vortex phenomenon found when liquid is pushed through cross-shaped pathways.

OIST scientists designed a new method to create crystals using a combination of shear flow and controlled temperature.

A microencapsulation method, developed by OIST researchers, can help to overcome major challenges in pancreatic islet transplantation.

The Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit at OIST studies in depth the physics behind liquid-liquid impact with varied temperatures to create non-spherical particles for use in industry.

Professor Amy Shen develops smartgels, viscous and elastic substances with useful properties such as sensitivity to glucose spikes, which would help diabetics monitor their blood sugar.