This article reviews acoustic microfluidics: the use of acoustic fields, principally ultrasonics,
for application in microfluidics. Although acoustics is a classical field, its promising, and …

Fluid manipulations at the microscale and beyond are powerfully enabled through the use of
10–1,000-MHz acoustic waves. A superior alternative in many cases to other microfluidic …

Harnessing the ability to precisely and reproducibly actuate fluids and manipulate
bioparticles such as DNA, cells, and molecules at the microscale, microfluidics is a powerful …

Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are electro-mechanical waves that form on the surface of
piezoelectric crystals. Because they are easy to construct and operate, SAW devices have …

Microfluidics that permits to manipulate fluids at the micrometer or submicrometer scale
offers fundamentally new opportunities in chemical and biomedical engineering. The past …

Acoustic microreactors that function with acoustics to drive reactant fluids at the microscale
make a comprehensive lab-on-a-chip revolution in chemical engineering. Compared to …

Three-dimensional (3D) continuous microparticle focusing has been achieved in a single-
layer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic channel using a standing surface acoustic …

Ultrasound constitutes a powerful means for materials processing. Similarly, a new field has
emerged demonstrating the possibility for harnessing sound energy sources at considerably …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently been widely used in antimicrobial fields
due to their adjustable composition and morphology. The inherent properties of MOFs (eg …

A practical, commercially viable microfluidic device relies upon the miniaturization and
integration of all its components—including pumps, circuitry, and power supply—onto a chip …