Recent advances in manipulation of micro-and nano-objects with magnetic fields at small scales

Q Cao, Q Fan, Q Chen, C Liu, X Han, L Li - Materials Horizons, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Manipulation of micro-and nano-objects has been widely studied in the past two decades
due to its potential applications in various fields. In this review, we focus primarily on …

Microfluidic applications of artificial cilia: recent progress, demonstration, and future perspectives

V Sahadevan, B Panigrahi, CY Chen - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Artificial cilia-based microfluidics is a promising alternative in lab-on-a-chip applications
which provides an efficient way to manipulate fluid flow in a microfluidic environment with …

IVF-on-a-chip: recent advances in microfluidics technology for in vitro fertilization

L Weng - SLAS TECHNOLOGY: Translating Life Sciences …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In vitro fertilization (IVF) has been one of the most exciting modern medical technologies. It
has transformed the landscape of human infertility treatment. However, current IVF …

Synergetic benefits of microfluidics using artificial cilia and ZnO/SnFe2O4 for the degradation of pollutants

V Sahadevan, D Loganathan, Y Chuang, CF Lo… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water pollution due to the discharge of organic dye pollutants is a significant environmental
concern. To mitigate this environmental threat, microfluidic devices are employed as a …

Hydrodynamic influence on thermal management of flexible heatsink devices embedded with out-of-plane intricate microchannel design

WJ Luo, P Vishwakarma, B Panigrahi - International Communications in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the thermal management efficacy of a 3-D printed microfluidic heat sink
device with an intricate microchannel design. The performance of the presented device was …

Microfluidic modular heat sink with improved material characteristics towards thermal management of flexible electronics

WJ Luo, P Vishwakarma, CC Hsieh… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal management of the hotspots produced by the electronic chips is a significant issue
for contemporary flexible electronic devices. Being elastic in nature, polydimethylsiloxane …

An On‐Demand Microrobot with Building Block Design for Flow Manipulation

D Loganathan, CL Hsieh, BE Shi… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to precisely maneuver miniature objects in flow through a well‐controlled manner
is envisaged to have an extensive impact in micro manipulation for profound medical and …

The evaluation of zebrafish cardiovascular and behavioral functions through microfluidics

S Subendran, YC Wang, YH Lu, CY Chen - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
This study proposed a new experimental approach for the vascular and phenotype
evaluation of the non-anesthetized zebrafish with representative imaging orientations for …

Synergistic thermal and hydrodynamic effects in 3D-printed heat sinks with intricate microchannel patterns

WJ Luo, P Vishwakarma, B Panigrahi - Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2024 - Springer
A compelling solution to the issue of high heat flux generated by flexible electronic devices
has been found in liquid-based microfluidic cooling devices. It has been earlier realized that …

Shape-programmable artificial cilia for microfluidics

B Panigrahi, V Sahadevan, CY Chen - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
The artificial ciliary motion has been known not to be hydrodynamically optimal, limiting their
associated applications in the microscale flow domain. One of the major hurdles of …