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Covid-19 Factoid: India's recovery rate improves to 30% from 10% in April

But news from Russia and Belgium is worrisome - while the former has seen an unprecedented surge in new cases, the latter's death rate has been rising rapidly




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India coronavirus dispatch: Should healthcare be a fundamental right?

From the role of civil society in times of crises, to returning to the office, and why Bengaluru's migrant construction workers are marching home - read these and more in today's India dispatch




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Vande Bharat: Repatriation flights, ships bring over 700 Indians back home

Through Vande Bharat Mission, 64 flights and three Navy ships are to repatriate nearly 15,000 Indians stranded abroad




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Opposition leaders write to Prez expressing concern over workers' lives

In their letter to the President, the Opposition leaders raised the issue of labour laws being nullified and hard-won democratic rights of a vast majority of Indian people people being compromised




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OCI card holders' entry in India to remain suspended during lockdown: Govt

The government has kept in abeyance multiple-entry life-long visas given to OCI card holders till the time international travel resumes




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Karnataka govt allows restaurants, bars to sell liquor at retail prices

According to the latest update by the state health department, total number of coronavirus cases in Karnataka is 753




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Vande Bharat Mission: Indians to arrive from Bangladesh, Gulf, UK today

India had on Monday announced it would begin a phased repatriation of its citizens stranded abroad starting May 7




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Lockdown impact: Fuel demand in India plunged to historic lows in April

In its latest report, the International Energy Agency has said India's annual fuel consumption will decline 5.6 per cent in 2020




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Covid-19 hinterland digest: Kanpur means business, Jaipur crime rate drops

Only half of the transport office will be allowed to open with 33 per cent of the staff




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I am healthy, not suffering from any disease: Amit Shah issues statement

"I am totally healthy and I am not suffering from any disease," he said in the statement in Hindi which was posted on his Twitter handle




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Microfabricated electrochemical sensing devices

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1358-1389
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01112A, Critical Review
Fumihiro Sassa, Gokul Chandra Biswas, Hiroaki Suzuki
Electrochemistry provides possibilities to realize smart microdevices of the next generation with high functionalities.
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Optically-controlled closable microvalves for polymeric centrifugal microfluidic devices

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1426-1440
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01187K, Paper
M. Shane Woolf, Leah M. Dignan, Hannah M. Lewis, Christopher J. Tomley, Aeren Q. Nauman, James P. Landers
Microvalving is a pivotal component in many microfluidic lab-on-a-chip platforms and micro-total analysis systems (μTAS).
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Colorimetric absorbance mapping and quantitation on paper-based analytical devices

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1441-1448
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00028K, Paper
Open Access
Yoshiki Soda, Kye J. Robinson, Thomas J. Cherubini, Eric Bakker
A pixel-level colorimetric absorbance analysis can measure the total quantity of dye on paper, irrespective of shape and size.
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Multi-corneal barrier-on-a-chip to recapitulate eye blinking shear stress forces

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1410-1417
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01256G, Paper
Rodi Abdalkader, Ken-ichiro Kamei
Human corneal epithelium coexists with tear fluids and shows its barrier functionality under the dynamic conditions of eye blinking. We developed a microfluidic platform enabling the dynamic culture of the human corneal barrier with recapitulation of eye blinking.
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Monitoring tissue-level remodelling during inflammatory arthritis using a three-dimensional synovium-on-a-chip with non-invasive light scattering biosensing

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1461-1471
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01097A, Paper
Open Access
Mario Rothbauer, Gregor Höll, Christoph Eilenberger, Sebastian R. A. Kratz, Bilal Farooq, Patrick Schuller, Isabel Olmos Calvo, Ruth A. Byrne, Brigitte Meyer, Birgit Niederreiter, Seta Küpcü, Florian Sevelda, Johannes Holinka, Oliver Hayden, Sandro F. Tedde, Hans P. Kiener, Peter Ertl
We demonstrate that the integration of complex human synovial organ cultures in a lab-on-a-chip provides reproducible and reliable information on how systemic stress factors affect synovial tissue architectures using light scatter biosensing.
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Applications of the microphysiology systems database for experimental ADME-Tox and disease models

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1472-1492
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01047E, Paper
Open Access
Mark Schurdak, Lawrence Vernetti, Luke Bergenthal, Quinn K. Wolter, Tong Ying Shun, Sandra Karcher, D. Lansing Taylor, Albert Gough
The Microphysiology Systems Database (MPS) is a critical tool for the design, management, analysis, and sharing of MPS study data.
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Mathematical modeling and computational analysis of centrifugal microfluidic platforms: a review

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1318-1357
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC00775J, Critical Review
Open Access
Masoud Madadelahi, Luis F. Acosta-Soto, Samira Hosseini, Sergio O. Martinez-Chapa, Marc J. Madou
This paper focuses on theory and computational modelling of lab-on-a-disc devices of relevance for novel applications discovery and optimal designs.
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ECM-based microchannel for culturing in vitro vascular tissues with simultaneous perfusion and stretch

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00254B, Paper
Azusa Shimizu, Wei Huang Goh, Shun Itai, Michinao Hashimoto, Shigenori Miura, Hiroaki Onoe
A perfusable and stretchable gelatin-based microfluidic system that can apply both simultaneous fluidic shear stress and stretch stress to in vitro endothelial 3D tissues is presented.
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Development of two-photon polymerised scaffolds for optical interrogation and neurite guidance of human iPSC-derived cortical neuronal networks

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01209E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
J. A. Crowe, A. El-Tamer, D. Nagel, A. V. Koroleva, J. Madrid-Wolff, O. E. Olarte, S. Sokolovsky, E. Estevez-Priego, A.-A. Ludl, J. Soriano, P. Loza-Alvarez, B. N. Chichkov, E. J. Hill, H. R. Parri, E. U. Rafailov
We identified photopolymers for 2-photon polymerisation with biocompatibility for human iPSC-derived neural network development. Generation of microscale scaffold topologies enabled neurite guidance, demonstrating use in reproducing aligned networks.
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Development and characterisation of acoustofluidic devices using detachable electrodes made from PCB

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01192G, Paper
Roman Mikhaylov, Fangda Wu, Hanlin Wang, Aled Clayton, Chao Sun, Zhihua Xie, Dongfang Liang, Yinhua Dong, Fan Yuan, Despina Moschou, Zhenlin Wu, Ming Hong Shen, Jian Yang, Yongqing Fu, Zhiyong Yang, Christian Burton, Rachel J. Errington, Marie Wiltshire, Xin Yang
We demonstrate a novel SAW device fabrication technique by mechanically clamping interdigital electrodes (IDEs) on the printed circuit board (PCB) to a LiNbO3 wafer. The novel PCB-SAW device is capable of performing all the functions of standard SAW devices.
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A new microfluidic model that allows monitoring of complex vascular structures and cell interactions in a 3D biological matrix

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00059K, Paper
Open Access
Christian G. M. van Dijk, Maarten M. Brandt, Nikolaos Poulis, Jonas Anten, Matthijs van der Moolen, Liana Kramer, Erik F. G. A. Homburg, Laura Louzao-Martinez, Jiayi Pei, Merle M. Krebber, Bas W. M. van Balkom, Petra de Graaf, Dirk J. Duncker, Marianne C. Verhaar, Regina Luttge, Caroline Cheng
We present a microfluidic vascular device. Vascular cells in a 3D-ECM environment support hemodynamic flow and enable monocyte interaction.
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Current commercialization status of electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) digital microfluidics

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00144A, Critical Review
Jia Li, Chang-Jin “CJ” Kim
Electrowetting on EWOD surface: a droplet beading or spreading (left) or translating (right) by electric signals. The EWOD technology made the once-obscure electrowetting phenomenon practical, leading to the host of commercial products today.
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In situ generation of plasma-activated aerosols via surface acoustic wave nebulization for portable spray-based surface bacterial inactivation

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00001A, Paper
Kiing S. Wong, William T. H. Lim, Chien W. Ooi, Leslie Y. Yeo, Ming K. Tan
We demonstrate an efficient technique for in situ production and application of plasma-activated aerosols for surface disinfection.
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Photonic crystal-based smart contact lens for continuous intraocular pressure monitoring

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01268K, Paper
Bohee Maeng, Hyung-kwan Chang, Jungyul Park
A powerless smart contact lens enabling to monitor intraocular pressure (IOP) by checking the visual color change in photonic crystal structure with a microhydraulic amplification system has been realized.
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Spatially isolated reactions in a complex array: using magnetic beads to purify and quantify nucleic acids with digital and quantitative real-time PCR in thousands of parallel microwells

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00069H, Paper
W. Hampton Henley, Nathan A. Siegfried, J. Michael Ramsey
Encoded beads carrying primer pairs for nucleic acid targets are used for sample preparation and multiplexed-in-space digital PCR quantification.
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In-air EIS sensor for in situ and real-time monitoring of in vitro epithelial cells under air-exposure

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01064E, Paper
Seungbeom Noh, Hanseup Kim
This paper reports in-air monitoring of in vitro monolayer cells under air-exposure utilizing electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).
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Bioinspired reconfiguration of 3D printed microfluidic hydrogels via automated manipulation of magnetic inks

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00280A, Communication
Amin Mansoorifar, Anthony Tahayeri, Luiz E. Bertassoni
We proposed a novel concept for reconfiguration of hydrogel microfluidic devices, where multiple fluidic pathways could be generated via reversible manipulation of magnetic inks.
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Capacitive Sensing of Triglyceride Film Reactions: A Proof-of-Concept Demonstration for Sensing in Simulated Duodenal Contents with Gastrointestinal Targeting Capsule System

Lab Chip, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00133C, Paper
George Banis, Luke Beardslee, Justin Stine, Rajendra Mayavan Sathyam, Reza Ghodssi
Ingestible capsule systems continue evolving to overcome drawbacks associated with traditional gastrointestinal (GI) diagnostic and therapeutic processes, such as location restrictions or insufficient sensitivity measures when obtaining information on local...
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Quantitatively controllable fluid flows with ballpoint-pen-printed patterns for programmable photo-paper-based microfluidic devices

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1601-1611
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00115E, Paper
Veasna Soum, Sooyong Park, Albertus Ivan Brilian, Jae-Youl Choi, Yongwoo Lee, Wonjung Kim, Oh-Sun Kwon, Kwanwoo Shin
A precise, simple, and inexpensive method for controlling fluid flow in a photo-paper-based microfluidic device was reported.
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Monitoring the two-dimensional concentration profile of toluene vapors by using polymer-stabilized nematic liquid crystals in microchannels

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1687-1693
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01021A, Paper
Zongdai Liu, Dan Luo, Kun-Lin Yang
The concentration of toluene vapor is obtained based on polymer-stabilized liquid crystals by viewing a colourful gamut under a polarized optical microscope.
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Hybrid paper and 3D-printed microfluidic device for electrochemical detection of Ag nanoparticle labels

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1648-1657
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00276C, Paper
Charuksha Walgama, Michael P. Nguyen, Lisa M. Boatner, Ian Richards, Richard M. Crooks
A hybrid paper/plastic microfluidic device for detection of Ag nanoparticle labels at concentrations as low as 12 pM.
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Matrix density drives 3D organotypic lymphatic vessel activation in a microfluidic model of the breast tumor microenvironment

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1586-1600
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00099J, Paper
Karina M. Lugo-Cintrón, José M. Ayuso, Bridget R. White, Paul M. Harari, Suzanne M. Ponik, David J. Beebe, Max M. Gong, María Virumbrales-Muñoz
Lymphatic organotypic in vitro model allows the examination of components of the tumor microenvironment (e.g., ECM density, cancer cells) in lymphatic vessel biology in the context of cancer, providing insights into potential therapeutic targets.
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Evaluation of intercellular communication between breast cancer cells and adipose-derived stem cells via passive diffusion in a two-layer microfluidic device

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00142B, Paper
Sharif M. Rahman, Joshua M. Campbell, Rachael N. Coates, Katie M. Render, C. Ethan Byrne, Elizabeth C. Martin, Adam T. Melvin
Breast cancer cells co-cultured with adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) in a microfluidic device exhibited enhanced growth, a more aggressive morphology and polarization towards the ASCs, and increased drug resistance.
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Liquid-liquid-liquid three-phase microsystem: hybrid slug flow-laminar flow

Lab Chip, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00292E, Communication
Tao Wang, Cong Xu
Liquid-liquid-liquid three-phase microfluidics provides abundant flow patterns and attractive characteristics that substantially extend the applications of liquid-liquid two-phase microfluidics. Although the manipulation of stable interfaces between adjacent liquid phases is...
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Picoliter Agar Droplet Breakup in Microfluidics Meets Microbiology Application: Numerical and Experimental Approaches

Lab Chip, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00300J, Paper
Asmaa Khater, Osama Abdelrehim, Mehdi Mohammadi, Milad Azarmanesh, Mohsen Jonmaleki, Razieh Salahandish, AbdulMajeed Mohamad, Amir Sanati Nezhad
Droplet microfluidics has provided lab-on-a-chip platforms with the capability of bacteria encapsulation in biomaterials, controlled culture environment, and live monitoring of growth and proliferation. The droplets are mainly generated from...
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Express newslist: Updates on Draft National Encryption Policy, beef ban and other stories




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One killed in Dadri as ‘rumours’ spread about beef consumption




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Express Newslist: Mumbai blasts convict’s confession, India’s reply to Pak at UN, Mahesh Sharma on Dadri lynching




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Dadri lynching: Akhlaq’s son fights for life, Muslims live in fear, politicians home in




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Express Newslist: MHA’s ‘zero tolerance’ on Dadri Lynching, jawans killed in Kupwara encounter, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s new book,




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Rising intolerance? Indian Express columnists debate




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Here are the 33 writers who returned their Sahitya Akademi awards




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[ASAP] Comparing Cryo-EM Reconstructions and Validating Atomic Model Fit Using Difference Maps

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.9b01103




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[ASAP] SPREAD: A Fully Automated Toolkit for Single-Particle Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Data 3D Reconstruction with Image-Network-Aided Orientation Assignment

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.9b01099




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[ASAP] POLARIS: Path of Least Action Analysis on Energy Landscapes

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.9b01108




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[ASAP] Development and Evaluation of MM/GBSA Based on a Variable Dielectric GB Model for Predicting Protein–Ligand Binding Affinities

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00024




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[ASAP] Cylindrical Similarity Measurement for Helices in Medium-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy Density Maps

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00010




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[ASAP] Exploring Conformational Space with Thermal Fluctuations Obtained by Normal-Mode Analysis

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.9b01136




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[ASAP] Brick-CFCMC: Open Source Software for Monte Carlo Simulations of Phase and Reaction Equilibria Using the Continuous Fractional Component Method

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00334




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[ASAP] Update to Our Reader, Reviewer, and Author Communities—April 2020

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00399