This article reviews the recent development in microfluidics for medical diagnostics and
integrations with biosensors. Diagnostic and sensing applications have been the focus of …

Photonics has long been used to study non-solid materials such as liquids, gases and
plasmas, but these fluidic media have traditionally not comprised a functional part of the …

Here we present an active patterning technique named “acoustic tweezers” that utilizes
standing surface acoustic wave (SSAW) to manipulate and pattern cells and microparticles …

The field of micro total analysis systems (μTAS)(1) or lab on a chip (LOC) has extended its
usefulness into many new fields and disciplines spanning basic research to commercial …

This critical review summarizes the developments in the integration of micro-optical
elements with microfluidic platforms for facilitating detection and automation of bio-analytical …

The proposed structure comprises an array of elastomeric helices that can be easily
stretched in the axial direction (see Figure 1). In the undeformed configuration the helices …

This review presents a systematic perspective on the development of micro-optofluidic
lenses. The progress on the development of micro-optofluidic lenses are illustrated by …

Transformation optics represents a new paradigm for designing light-manipulating devices,
such as cloaks and field concentrators, through the engineering of electromagnetic space …

We have developed an acoustic-based tunable patterning technique by which
microparticles or cells can be arranged into reconfigurable patterns in microfluidic channels …

Plasmonics provides an unparalleled method for manipulating light beyond the diffraction
limit, making it a promising technology for the development of ultra-small, ultra-fast and …