Acoustic tweezers for high-throughput single-cell analysis

S Yang, J Rufo, R Zhong, J Rich, Z Wang, LP Lee… - Nature protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Acoustic tweezers provide an effective means for manipulating single cells and particles in a
high-throughput, precise, selective and contact-free manner. The adoption of acoustic …

Micro/nanorobotic swarms: from fundamentals to functionalities

J Law, J Yu, W Tang, Z Gong, X Wang, Y Sun - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Swarms, which stem from collective behaviors among individual elements, are commonly
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …

Ultrasound trap** and navigation of microrobots in the mouse brain vasculature

A Del Campo Fonseca, C Glück, J Droux… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The intricate and delicate anatomy of the brain poses significant challenges for the treatment
of cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Thus, precise local drug delivery in …

Acoustic separation and concentration of exosomes for nucleotide detection: ASCENDx

TD Naquin, AJ Canning, Y Gu, J Chen, CM Naquin… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Efficient isolation and analysis of exosomal biomarkers hold transformative potential in
biomedical applications. However, current methods are prone to contamination and require …

The art of controlled nanoscale lattices: A review on the self-assembly of colloidal metal–organic framework particles and their multifaceted architectures

A Chaouiki, M Chafiq, YG Ko - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoscale lattices formed through the art of controlled self-assembly hold a promise for the
creation of advanced materials with diverse applications. These versatile particles, boasting …

A robot-assisted acoustofluidic end effector

J Durrer, P Agrawal, A Ozgul, SCF Neuhauss… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Liquid manipulation is the foundation of most laboratory processes. For macroscale liquid
handling, both do-it-yourself and commercial robotic systems are available; however, for …

Optoelectronically navigated nano-kirigami microrotors

X Hong, B Xu, G Li, F Nan, X Wang, Q Liang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
With the rapid development of micro/nanofabrication technologies, the concept of
transformable kirigami has been applied for device fabrication in the microscopic world …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of microfluidics and organ-on-a-chip in cancer research

S Regmi, C Poudel, R Adhikari, KQ Luo - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Taking the life of nearly 10 million people annually, cancer has become one of the major
causes of mortality worldwide and a hot topic for researchers to find innovative approaches …

Acoustothermal transfection for cell therapy

X Liu, N Rong, Z Tian, J Rich, L Niu, P Li, L Huang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Transfected stem cells and T cells are promising in personalized cell therapy and
immunotherapy against various diseases. However, existing transfection techniques face a …

Creating stable trap** force and switchable optical torque with tunable phase of light

F Nan, X Li, S Zhang, J Ng, Z Yan - Science advances, 2022 - science.org
Light-induced rotation of microscopic objects is of general interest as the objects may serve
as micromotors. Such rotation can be driven by the angular momentum of light or recoil …