Recent advances in sterilization and disinfection technology: A review

B Bharti, H Li, Z Ren, R Zhu, Z Zhu - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Sterilization and disinfection of pollutants and microorganisms have been extensively
studied in order to address the problem of environmental contamination, which is a crucial …

Passive and active droplet generation with microfluidics: a review

P Zhu, L Wang - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Precise and effective control of droplet generation is critical for applications of droplet
microfluidics ranging from materials synthesis to lab-on-a-chip systems. Methods for droplet …

Hydrophilic surface modification of PDMS for droplet microfluidics using a simple, quick, and robust method via PVA deposition

T Trantidou, Y Elani, E Parsons, O Ces - Microsystems & …, 2017 - nature.com
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a dominant material in the fabrication of microfluidic
devices to generate water-in-oil droplets, particularly lipid-stabilized droplets, because of its …

Polymer nanoparticles: Preparation techniques and size-control parameters

JP Rao, KE Geckeler - Progress in polymer science, 2011 - Elsevier
Polymer nanoparticles have attracted the interest of many research groups and have been
utilized in an increasing number of fields during the last decades. Generally, two main …

Microcapsule production by droplet microfluidics: a review from the material science approach

M Duran, A Serrano, A Nikulin, JL Dauvergne… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last two decades, microfluidics has emerged as a powerful tool of high precision and
versatility, mainly applied to biomedicine. As a result of its strengths, the literature …

Multiphase flow microfluidics for the production of single or multiple emulsions for drug delivery

CX Zhao - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Considerable effort has been directed towards develo** novel drug delivery systems.
Microfluidics, capable of generating monodisperse single and multiple emulsion droplets …

Microencapsulation by solvent extraction/evaporation: reviewing the state of the art of microsphere preparation process technology

S Freitas, HP Merkle, B Gander - Journal of controlled release, 2005 - Elsevier
The therapeutic benefit of microencapsulated drugs and vaccines brought forth the need to
prepare such particles in larger quantities and in sufficient quality suitable for clinical trials …

Reactions and polymerizations at the liquid–liquid interface

K Piradashvili, EM Alexandrino, FR Wurm… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Reactions and polymerizations at the interface of two immiscible liquids are reviewed. The
confinement of two reactants at the interface to form a new product can be advantageous in …

Controlled production of monodisperse double emulsions by two-step droplet breakup in microfluidic devices

S Okushima, T Nisisako, T Torii, T Higuchi - Langmuir, 2004 - ACS Publications
A microfluidic device having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic components is exploited for
production of multiple-phase emulsions. For producing water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) …

Industrial lab-on-a-chip: Design, applications and scale-up for drug discovery and delivery

GT Vladisavljević, N Khalid, MA Neves… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2013 - Elsevier
Microfluidics is an emerging and promising interdisciplinary technology which offers
powerful platforms for precise production of novel functional materials (eg, emulsion …