The present review (with 205 refs.) addresses the need for microdevices, presents the basic
microfluidic equations and describes the relevant numerical and experimental approaches …

Microfluidic devices have attracted increasing attention in the fields of biomedical
diagnostics, food safety control, environmental protection, and animal epidemic prevention …

Micromixers are characterized based on characteristics such as excellent mixing efficiency,
low reagent cost and flexible controllability compared with conventional reactors in terms of …

The precise rotational manipulation of single cells or organisms is invaluable to many
applications in biology, chemistry, physics and medicine. In this article, we describe an …

Acoustic actuation of fluids at small scales may finally enable a comprehensive lab-on-a-
chip revolution in microfluidics, overcoming long-standing difficulties in fluid and particle …

Mixing in microfluidic devices presents a challenge due to laminar flows in microchannels,
which result from low Reynolds numbers determined by the channel's hydraulic diameter …

Micro‐and nanorobots have shown great potential for applications in various fields,
including minimally invasive surgery, targeted therapy, cell manipulation, environmental …

Microfluidics consist of microfabricated structures for liquid handling, with cross sections in
the 1–500 μm range and small volume capacity (femtoliter to nanoliter). Capillary tubes …

Acoustofluidics offers contact-free manipulation of particles and fluids, enabling their uses in
various life sciences, such as for biological and medical applications. Recently, there have …

In part 14 of the tutorial series “Acoustofluidics–exploiting ultrasonic standing wave forces
and acoustic streaming in microfluidic systems for cell and particle manipulation”, we …