Advances in organ-on-a-chip materials and devices

BK Nahak, A Mishra, S Preetam… - ACS applied bio …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The organ-on-a-chip (OoC) paves a way for biomedical applications ranging from preclinical
to clinical translational precision. The current trends in the in vitro modeling is to reduce the …

Flexible microfluidics: Fundamentals, recent developments, and applications

H Fallahi, J Zhang, HP Phan, NT Nguyen - Micromachines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Miniaturization has been the driving force of scientific and technological advances over
recent decades. Recently, flexibility has gained significant interest, particularly in …

Flexible, tunable, and ultrasensitive capacitive pressure sensor with microconformal graphene electrodes

J Yang, S Luo, X Zhou, J Li, J Fu… - ACS applied materials …, 2019 - ACS Publications
High-performance flexible pressure sensors are highly desirable in health monitoring,
robotic tactile, and artificial intelligence. Construction of microstructures in dielectrics and …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-functionalization of microfluidic platforms made of thermoplastic materials: A review

A Shakeri, NA Jarad, S Khan, TF Didar - Analytica chimica acta, 2022 - Elsevier
As a result of their favorable physical and chemical characteristics, thermoplastics have
garnered significant interest in the area of microfluidics. The moldable nature of these …

Microfluidics for flexible electronics

J Guo, Y Yu, L Cai, Y Wang, K Shi, L Shang, J Pan… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Flexible electronics has extensively drawn attention in an extremely wide range of areas due
to its unique advantages like portability, biocompatibility, wearability, and superior …

Microfluidic-based isolation of circulating tumor cells with high-efficiency and high-purity

F Wu, X Kong, Y Liu, S Wang, Z Chen, X Hou - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
The isolation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from complex biological samples is of
paramount significance for advancing cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. However …

Microfluidic solutions for biofluids handling in on-skin wearable systems

N Kashaninejad, NT Nguyen - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
On-skin wearable systems for biofluid sampling and biomarker sensing can revolutionize the
current practices in healthcare monitoring and personalized medicine. However, there is still …

Bio-inspired wettability patterns for biomedical applications

J Chi, X Zhang, Y Wang, C Shao, L Shang… - Materials Horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Benefiting from the remarkable wettability heterogeneity, bio-inspired wettability patterns
present a progressive and versatile platform for manipulating and patterning liquids, which …

Design of porous membranes by liquid gating technology

S Wang, Y Zhang, Y Han, Y Hou, Y Fan… - Accounts of Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Porous membranes are playing paramount roles in the areas of wastewater
treatment, chemical analysis, energy storage and conversion, flexible devices, and …

Light‐directed liquid manipulation in flexible bilayer microtubes

B Xu, C Zhu, L Qin, J Wei, Y Yu - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible microfluidic systems have potential in wearable and implantable medical
applications. Directional liquid transportation in these systems typically requires mechanical …