The ever-increasing demand for food, valuable bio-based compounds and energy has
triggered the development of novel and sustainable resources. Microalgae are a promising …

Over the past ten years a great deal of literature has focused on the biotechnological
potential of microalgal commercial applications, mainly in the field of biofuel production …

Currently, although microalgae biorefinery is gaining attention in proportion to its
demonstrated benefits, certain technical requirements need to be met, and cost issues need …

Cultivating microalgae has the potential to produce biofuels and bioproducts from solar
energy with low land use and without competing with food crops. However, despite these …

The chloroplast contains densely stacked arrays of light‐harvesting proteins that harness
solar energy with theoretical maximum glucose conversion efficiencies approaching 12 …

Optofluidics is a rapidly advancing field that utilizes the integration of optics and microfluidics
to provide a number of novel functionalities in microsystems. In this review, we discuss how …

We report a digital microfluidic system designed for droplet-based long-term culture and
analysis of algae. The system includes unique innovations relative to standard devices …

Microalgae are a promising feedstock for sustainable biofuel production. At present,
however, there are a number of challenges that limit the economic viability of the process …

In this work, cultivation of photosynthetic microbes in surface plasmon enhanced evanescent
fields is demonstrated. Proliferation of Synechococcus elongatus was obtained on gold …

Algal film photobioreactors have the potential to reduce dewatering costs and have a
comparable productivity to raceway ponds. Current designs have focused on maximizing …