Microfluidics for biomedical analysis

Y Yang, Y Chen, H Tang, N Zong, X Jiang - Small methods, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many new techniques and materials have been applied to microfluidic systems in the past
decade, and integrated microfluidic chips have become powerful platforms for realizing …

[HTML][HTML] Microfluidic platforms for cell cultures and investigations

ML Coluccio, G Perozziello, N Malara, E Parrotta… - Microelectronic …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review covers several aspects of microfluidic devices used for culturing and monitoring
of both adherent and non-adherent cells, including a multitude of applications. A comparison …

A self-healing optoacoustic patch with high damage threshold and conversion efficiency for biomedical applications

T Zhang, CH Li, W Li, Z Wang, Z Gu, J Li, J Yuan… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Compared with traditional piezoelectric ultrasonic devices, optoacoustic devices have
unique advantages such as a simple preparation process, anti-electromagnetic interference …

Design of capillary microfluidics for spinning cell-laden microfibers

Y Yu, L Shang, J Guo, J Wang, Y Zhao - Nature Protocols, 2018 - nature.com
This protocol describes the design of capillary microfluidics for spinning bioactive (cell-
laden) microfibers for three-dimensional (3D) cell culture and tissue-engineering …

Advances in point-of-care technologies for molecular diagnostics

M Zarei - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2017 - Elsevier
Advances in miniaturization, nanotechnology, and microfluidics, along with developments in
cloud-connected point-of-care (POC) diagnostics technologies are pushing the frontiers of …

Direct, one-step molding of 3D-printed structures for convenient fabrication of truly 3D PDMS microfluidic chips

HN Chan, Y Chen, Y Shu, Y Chen, Q Tian… - Microfluidics and …, 2015 - Springer
In this work, we developed a convenient, one-step soft-lithographic-based molding
technique for molding truly 3D microfluidic channels in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) by …

Vascularized lung cancer model for evaluating the promoted transport of anticancer drugs and immune cells in an engineered tumor microenvironment

D Kim, KS Hwang, EU Seo, S Seo… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is the environment around the tumor, including blood
vessels, immune cells, fibroblasts, signaling molecules, and the extracellular matrix (ECM) …

Microfluidic-Based Oxygen (O2) Sensors for On-Chip Monitoring of Cell, Tissue and Organ Metabolism

M Azimzadeh, P Khashayar, M Amereh, N Tasnim… - Biosensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Oxygen (O2) quantification is essential for assessing cell metabolism, and its consumption in
cell culture is an important indicator of cell viability. Recent advances in microfluidics have …

Microfluidic organ/body-on-a-chip devices at the convergence of biology and microengineering

AR Perestrelo, ACP Águas, A Rainer, G Forte - Sensors, 2015 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in biomedical technologies are mostly related to the convergence of
biology with microengineering. For instance, microfluidic devices are now commonly found …

Minireview on fluid manipulation techniques for the synthesis and energy applications of two-dimensional MXenes: advances, challenges, and perspectives

B Richard, SA Thomas, A Reddy M, MR Pallavolu… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A new frontier in the design and applications of useful micro-and nanomaterials was
unlocked by the combination of fluid mechanics with modern engineered technologies …