Micro-/nanofluidic particle separation mechanisms depend on various physical fields that
are applied to the fluid flow and/or particles. These external fields have been widely used for …

Standing surface acoustic waves (SSAWs) have been extensively used as acoustic
tweezers to manipulate, transport, and separate microparticles and biological cells in a …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are secreted nanostructures that play various roles in critical
cancer processes. They operate as an intercellular communication system, transferring …

Sorting cells is an essential primary step in many biological and clinical applications such as
high-throughput drug screening, cancer research and cell transplantation. Cell sorting …

Separation of microscale objects, such as cells and bacteria, is an essential sample
preparation step in various microfluidic applications in microbiology, chemistry, biology, and …

Surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology is proving to be an effective tool for manipulating
micro-nano particles. In this paper, we present a fully-coupled 3D model of standing SAW …

This study addresses the growing interest in develo** new acoustophoresis designs for
efficient particle separation, introducing a novel concave–convex electrode design for …

The integration of high-frequency acoustic waves with microfluidics has been gaining
popularity as a method of separating cells/particles. A standing surface acoustic wave …

As a microfluidic-based noncontact manipulation and separation technique,
acoustophoresis is the motion of the particles or cells within a host fluid under the effect of …

With the development of in vitro diagnostics, extracting submicron scale particles from mixed
body fluids samples is crucial. In recent years, microfluidic separation has attracted much …