The rapid development of micromanipulation technologies has opened exciting new
opportunities for the actuation, selection and assembly of a variety of non-biological and …

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 …

Plasmon-enhanced optical trap** is being actively studied to provide efficient
manipulation of nanometre-sized objects. However, a long-standing issue with previously …

Recent advances in chemical sciences have enabled the tailorable synthesis of colloidal
particles with variable composition, size, shape, and properties. Building superstructures …

Because of intensive developments in recent years, the microfluidic system has become a
powerful tool for biological analysis. Entire analytic protocols including sample pretreatment …

The investigation of human disease mechanisms is difficult due to the heterogeneity in gene
expression and the physiological state of cells in a given population. In comparison to bulk …

The field of soft matter is rapidly growing and pushing the limits of conventional materials
science and engineering. Soft matter refers to materials that are easily deformed by thermal …

Plasmonic nanostructures support strong electromagnetic field enhancement or optical “hot
spots” that are accompanied by local heat generation. This heating effect is generally seen …

Integrating photonic crystals (PC) into microfluidic systems has attracted immense interest
for its novel functions. However, it is still a great challenge to fabricate PC microfluidic chips …

Extraordinary advances in lab on a chip systems have been made on the basis of the
development of micro/nanofluidics and its fusion with other technologies based on …