The need for efficient cell separation, an essential preparatory step in many biological and
medical assays, has led to the recent development of numerous microscale separation …

Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is the movement of a particle in a non‐uniform electric field due to
the interaction of the particle's dipole and spatial gradient of the electric field. DEP is a subtle …

A rapidly emerging field in lab-on-a-chip (LOC) research is the development of devices to
improve the health of people in develo** countries. In this review, we identify diseases …

Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is an electrokinetic method that allows intrinsic dielectric properties
of suspended cells to be exploited for discrimination and separation. It has emerged as a …

Focusing and sorting cells and particles utilizing microfluidic phenomena have been
flourishing areas of development in recent years. These processes are largely beneficial in …

The miniaturization of biological and chemical analytical devices by micro-electro-
mechanical-systems (MEMS) technology has posed a vital influence on such fields as …

In blood vessels with luminal diameter less than 300μm, red blood cells (RBCs) which are
smaller in size and more deformable than leukocytes, migrate to the axial centre of the …

Recent events have made public health officials acutely aware of the importance of rapidly
and accurately detecting acts of bioterrorism. Because bioterrorism is difficult to predict or …

Rapid pathogen sensing remains a pressing issue today since conventional identification
methodsare tedious, cost intensive and time consuming, typically requiring from 48 to 72 h …

This article reviews state-of-the-art microfluidic biosensors of nucleic acids and proteins for
point-of-care (POC) diagnostics. Microfluidics is capable of analyzing small sample volumes …