Lorenzo Iannascoli

TL;DR: Preliminary results, showing limits of detection in the nanomolar range, confirm the validity of the proposed approach and go beyond the current lab-on-chip approaches that still require bulky external instrumentation for their operation.

TL;DR: The proposed system represents a promising step for the development of novel valid solutions in the field of micro-scaled integrated cell sorting, cell monitoring and cell counting for a wide range of applications, such as tissue engineering, tumor cells research and biological monitoring in space environment.

TL;DR: In this paper, a general method to tailor an aptamer sequence in two subunits that are randomly immobilized into a layer of polymer brushes grown on the internal surface of microfluidic channels, optically aligned with an array of amorphous silicon photosensors for the detection of fluorescence is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, a micro-incubator suitable for cubesat missions for studying in situ the effects of the space environment on cellular cultures is presented, based on lab-on-chip technology with integrated thin-film sensors and actuators for the active control of the environmental conditions of the cell culture and for the monitoring of its metabolic status.

TL;DR: AstroBio CubeSat is equipped with a passive magnetic attitude control system (PMACS), including permanent magnets and hysteresis strips, which allows for stabilizing the spacecraft with the longitudinal axis in the direction of the geomagnetic field vector as discussed by the authors .