Open microfluidic and nanofluidic systems
...e channels can attain a large variety of different wetting morphologies including localized droplets, extende...at the experimentally observed polymorphism of the wetting liquid depends only on two parameters: (i) the channel geometry, i.e., the ratio of the channel dept...Ring-like formations in drying DNA drops could affect hybridization studies
... researchers report. "Without optimization of the wetting conditions, it is possible to miss all the DNA in the ring stain of a dried droplet, resulting in false negatives," Wong said. "We need to think of strategies to minimize this effect." The co-authors of the paper are postdoctoral research associate ...Brinkmann/Eppendorf SOP Standard Operating Procedure for Pipettes
... - Uneven wetting of the plastic wall - Attach a new pipette tip ......ferences in surface tension, evaporation rate, and wetting properties have a direct effect on the precision a...orking with samples that are viscous, or have poor wetting properties, the geometry and materials of the tip should also be considered 3 . Acknowledgem......es faster than other spray techniques. Rather than wetting computer chips with a cone-shaped shower of coolant as do existing devices, the new system drenches chips with high velocity lines of liquid, much like sheets of wind-driven rain. "As far as the density of heat goes, this technology can remove up t...Sleep Apnea Linked to Bed-Wetting in Kids
...about five percent of 7 year olds still repeatedly wetting the bed. Most children "outgrow" the problem without treatment. The reasons for chronic bed-wetting in school-age children are not fully clear. According to Brooks, children with sleep apnea may wet the bed because they do not get restful sleep and ......almost half of 19-year-olds who have a problem are wetting the bed every night. // Researchers from the Chi...und that almost 3% of the children reported on bed wetting in the nighttime and one in every five of those also had daytime incontinence. The 3% amounted to 51......east fed infants are less likely to indulge in bed wetting //as children since they seem to have a developmental edge. "There is biological plausibility in inferring that breast-feeding protects against bed-wetting and our results show a strong statistical association,” the researchers said. They added tha...