Microfluidics: innovations in materials and their fabrication and functionalization

JB Nielsen, RL Hanson, HM Almughamsi… - Analytical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Microfluidics is a growing field of study because these devices offer novel and versatile
approaches for addressing a range of scientific problems. Microfluidics have been used in …

Recent developments and future perspectives of microfluidics and smart technologies in wearable devices

S Apoorva, NT Nguyen, SK Rajan - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Wearable devices are gaining popularity in the fields of health monitoring, diagnosis, and
drug delivery. Recent advances in wearable technology have enabled real-time analysis of …

Trends in droplet microfluidics: From droplet generation to biomedical applications

Z Chen, S Kheiri, EWK Young, E Kumacheva - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Over the past decade, droplet microfluidics has attracted growing interest in biology,
medicine, and engineering. In this feature article, we review the advances in droplet …

Vascularized liver organoids generated using induced hepatic tissue and dynamic liver‐specific microenvironment as a drug testing platform

Y **, J Kim, JS Lee, S Min, S Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Induced hepatic (iHep) cells generated by direct reprogramming have been proposed as
cell sources for drug screening and regenerative medicine. However, the practical use of a …

Microfluidics for flexible electronics

J Guo, Y Yu, L Cai, Y Wang, K Shi, L Shang, J Pan… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Flexible electronics has extensively drawn attention in an extremely wide range of areas due
to its unique advantages like portability, biocompatibility, wearability, and superior …

Point-of-need DNA testing for detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria

J Vidic, P Vizzini, M Manzano, D Kavanaugh… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Foodborne pathogenic bacteria present a crucial food safety issue. Conventional diagnostic
methods are time-consuming and can be only performed on previously produced food. The …

Rapid prototy** of whole-thermoplastic microfluidics with built-in microvalves using laser ablation and thermal fusion bonding

SAM Shaegh, A Pourmand, M Nabavinia, H Avci… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently, there has been an increasing effort in develo** new fabrication methods for
rapid prototy** of microfluidic chips using thermoplastic materials. This is mainly due to …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in drug delivery system fabricated by microfluidics for disease therapy

F Jia, Y Gao, H Wang - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Traditional drug therapy faces challenges such as drug distribution throughout the body,
rapid degradation and excretion, and extensive adverse reactions. In contrast …

Fabrication of whole-thermoplastic normally closed microvalve, micro check valve, and micropump

A Pourmand, SAM Shaegh, HB Ghavifekr… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a critical need to develop fabrication methods for rapid and cost-effective
prototy** of thermoplastics-based microfluidics in academic research laboratories. This …

Maximizing interfacial bonding strength between PDMS and PMMA substrates for manufacturing hybrid microfluidic devices withstanding extremely high flow rate and …

TNA Vo, PC Chen - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2022 - Elsevier
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) are widely used in
microfluidics, due to their excellent biocompatibility, high optical transparency, and ease of …