Smart materials based on the self-healing concept are used in different advanced
applications such as buildings, batteries and coatings. The development of these materials …

This paper reviews microfluidic technologies with emphasis on applications in the fields of
pharmacy, biology, and tissue engineering. Design and fabrication of microfluidic systems …

Microencapsulation of living cells is a field that has been heavily investigated by many
researchers over the past two decades. Numerous experimental setups have been …

This review examines the preparation of alginate hydrogel microparticles by using droplet-
based microfluidics, a technique widely employed for its ease of use and excellent control of …

The desire to make microfluidic technology more accessible to the biological research
community has led to the notion of “modular microfluidics”, where users can build a fluidic …

Droplet microfluidic technology is applied for the high-throughput synthesis via Michael-type
addition of reactive, micrometer-sized poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) hydrogels (“microgels”) …

Biomaterials are increasingly being developed as in vitro microenvironments mimicking in
vivo stem cell niches. However, current macroscale methodologies to produce these niche …

Translation of any inventions into products requires manufacturing. Development of
drug/gene/cell delivery systems will eventually face manufacturing challenges, which …

The cancer microenvironment, which incorporates interactions with stromal cells,
extracellular matrix (ECM), and other tumor cells in a 3-dimensional (3D) context, has been …

To support the increasing translational use of transplanted cells, there is a need for high-
throughput cell encapsulation technologies. Microfluidics is a particularly promising …