[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Check out Arthur talking about archaea on this episode of Tiny Living Beings podcast!

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]Here is a tutorial for making SuperPlots in Graphpad Prism:

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Review of Elveflow Microfluidics Controller

by Johnny Rodriguez

We recently bought the OB1 microfluidic controller with the MFS2 flow sensors. In contrast to syringe pumps, pressurized control systems allow for very responsive, pulseless flow for a wide range of flow rates; this makes it ideal for our single molecule microscopy experiments.

The included instructions made assembly of the device a breeze. However, we initially were not able to create pulseless flow. It turns out that if the reservoir, flow sensors, and microfluidic chambers were not at the same height, pulseless flow was not attainable.

Channel flow and channel switching worked as advertised. The flow was very stable and channel switching happened within a second. If pulses were needed, the device had built-in features that allow the user to create custom pulses. One disadvantage of the system was that liquid would still flow when the channel flow was set to 0. This hydrostatic pressure flow was very slow, but it could ruin an experiment. This problem could be solved with the addition of valves. (The manufacturer also suggested we could increase the hydrostatic resistance of your setup in order to lower the influence of hydrostatic pressure and thus the residual flow.)

Overall, this is a great device for anyone seeking pulseless flow and rapid responsiveness. Elvesys has been great in responding to questions and we’ve enjoyed working with them.

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]March 5, 2015

Congrats to Brittany Belin, who will start a postdoc Dianne Newman’s lab at Caltech in April![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]