Recent advances in microfluidic actuation and micro-object manipulation via surface acoustic waves

G Destgeer, HJ Sung - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The realization of microscale total analysis systems and lab-on-a-chip technologies requires
efficient actuation (mixing, pum**, atomizing, nebulizing, driving, etc.) of fluids on the …

Manipulation and motion of organelles and single molecules in living cells

K Norregaard, R Metzler, CM Ritter… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The biomolecule is among the most important building blocks of biological systems, and a
full understanding of its function forms the scaffold for describing the mechanisms of higher …

An acoustically controlled helical microrobot

Y Deng, A Paskert, Z Zhang, R Wittkowski… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
As a next-generation toolkit, microrobots can transform a wide range of fields, including
micromanufacturing, electronics, microfluidics, tissue engineering, and medicine. While still …

A robot-assisted acoustofluidic end effector

J Durrer, P Agrawal, A Ozgul, SCF Neuhauss… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Liquid manipulation is the foundation of most laboratory processes. For macroscale liquid
handling, both do-it-yourself and commercial robotic systems are available; however, for …

Methodologies, technologies, and strategies for acoustic streaming-based acoustofluidics

M Stringer, Z Zeng, X Zhang, Y Chai, W Li… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Acoustofluidics offers contact-free manipulation of particles and fluids, enabling their uses in
various life sciences, such as for biological and medical applications. Recently, there have …

A review of active and passive hybrid systems based on Dielectrophoresis for the manipulation of microparticles

A Al-Ali, W Waheed, E Abu-Nada, A Alazzam - Journal of Chromatography …, 2022 - Elsevier
Particle separation is essential in a broad range of systems and has several biological
applications. Microfluidics has emerged as a potentially transformational method for particle …

Ultrasound robotics for precision therapy

ADC Fonseca, D Ahmed - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the application of microrobots in precision therapy has gained significant
attention. The small size and maneuverability of these micromachines enable them to …

A Clinical‐Scale Microfluidic Respiratory Assist Device with 3D Branching Vascular Networks

BC Isenberg, EM Vedula, J Santos, DJ Lewis… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent global events such as COVID‐19 pandemic amid rising rates of chronic lung
diseases highlight the need for safer, simpler, and more available treatments for respiratory …

Rapid and effective enrichment of mononuclear cells from blood using acoustophoresis

A Urbansky, P Ohlsson, A Lenshof, F Garofalo… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Effective separation methods for fractionating blood components are needed for numerous
diagnostic and research applications. This paper presents the use of acoustophoresis, an …

The importance of travelling wave components in standing surface acoustic wave (SSAW) systems

C Devendran, T Albrecht, J Brenker, T Alan, A Neild - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of ultrasonic fields to manipulate particles, cells and droplets has become
widespread in lab on a chip (LOC) systems. There are two dominant actuation methods, the …