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05 2023
Healthcare and rapid-results testing has become an increasingly important part of our fast-paced world. Utilizing droplet microfluidics allows for quicker point-of-care testing (POCT) but is not always as accurate, and currently requires an amount of external effort required for proper handling. The Integrated Portable Droplets system, or iPODs, developed by researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology is based on an auto flow-focusing droplet reinjection chip that eliminates the need for external pumps and precise fluid control, allowing for portability, lower costs, and a user-friendly method of droplet analysis. Rapid-results testing has become an increasingly important part of our fast-paced world. Utilizing droplet microfluidics allows for quicker point-of-care testing (POCT) but is not always as accurate, and currently requires an amount of external ef...
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04 2023
Effective, accurate and quick ways to screen and sort microbes are in short supply. Most methods available now rely on additional labeling steps to sort bacteria, which may not even be effective on a range of cell types. These methods are typically also time-consuming, which doesn’t work well for industrial-scale breeding. The need for accuracy and speed are met using a label-free droplet-based integrated microfluidic platform that screens bacterial growth based on phenotype, or observable characteristics. Better and quicker screening of bacterial growth can have considerable effects on the work being done by the medical, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. Effective, accurate and quick ways to screen and sort microbes are in short supply. Most methods available now rely on additional labeling steps to sort bacteria, which are typically time-consuming and cannot work well for industrial-scale breedin...
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04 2023
Lithium-ion batteries are currently the gold standard of battery technology, but as the demand for safe and effective batteries increases, researchers are racing to find what’s next. Though lithium-ion batteries have been used for decades, they are prone to overheating, which can cause concerns ranging from charging problems to catching fire. All-solid-state lithium batteries could be an alternative to current lithium-ion battery technology, but improvements in their capacity are needed.
Lithium-ion batteries are currently the gold standard of battery technology, but as the demand for safe and effective batteries increases, researchers are racing to find what’s next.
All-solid-state lithium batteries could be an alternative t...
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04 2023
Researchers are racing to find a replacement for lithium-ion batteries, which are used not only for small consumer electronics like cell phones and laptops, but also electric bicycles, electric vehicles, and long-term power storage. Though rare, lithium-ion batteries can catch fire because of the instability of the liquid electrolytes in the battery structure. Solid-state lithium metal batteries, which are stable at high temperatures, are a possible alternative, but they tend to degrade quicker. Lithium-ion batteries are used not only for small consumer electronics like cell phones and laptops, but also electric bicycles, electric vehicles, and long-term power storage. Though rare, lithium-ion batteries can catch fire due to the instabili...
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03 2023
A new platform from researchers at the Single-Cell Center, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (QIBEBT/CAS) improves accuracy, throughput, and stability in profiling dynamic metabolic features. The study was published in Advanced Science. A new platform established by researchers at the Single-Cell Center, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (QIBEBT/CAS) improves accuracy, throughput, and stability in profiling dynamic metabol...
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02 2023
Recently, a research team led by Prof. CONG Zhiqi from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed new engineering Cytochrome P450BM3 enzymes for direct nitration of unsaturated hydrocarbons. Biocatalytic nitration is a promising method for the preparation of nitro compounds. However, few nitration reactions have been developed using biocatalysis due to the lack of native nitrating enzymes and/or the narrow substrate scope of the enzym...
