Drip**, jetting and tip streaming have been studied up to a certain point separately by both
fluid mechanics and microfluidics communities, the former focusing on fundamental aspects …

Using light to control liquid motion is a new paradigm for the actuation of microfluidic
systems. We review here the different principles and strategies to induce or control liquid …

Since the start of micro total analysis systems, manipulation of droplets in a microfluidic
channel has been one of the most important branches of microfluidics. The scale of the …

In this review, we aim at establishing a relationship between the fundamentals of the
microfluidics technologies used in the Pharmacy field, and the achievements accomplished …

Laser-induced thermocapillary deformation of liquid surfaces has emerged as a promising
tool to precisely characterize the thermophysical properties of pure fluids. However …

This review describes recent research in the application of optical techniques to microfluidic
systems for chemical and biochemical analysis. The “lab-on-a-chip” presents great benefits …

Transforming a laser beam into a mass flow has been a challenge both scientifically and
technologically. We report the discovery of a new optofluidic principle and demonstrate the …

The development of microfluidic devices is still hindered by the lack of robust fundamental
building blocks that constitute any fluidic system. An attractive approach is optical actuation …

Ferrohydrodynamic pumps, with their compact design, offer a practical and efficient
alternative to traditional pneumatic or mechanical pumps for driving microfluidic channels …

Based on the angular spectrum decomposition method (ASDM), a nonparaxial solution for
the Hermite− Gaussian (HG m) light-sheet beam of any order m is derived. The beam-shape …