Acoustofluidic separation of cells and particles

M Wu, A Ozcelik, J Rufo, Z Wang, R Fang… - Microsystems & …, 2019 - nature.com
Acoustofluidics, the integration of acoustics and microfluidics, is a rapidly growing research
field that is addressing challenges in biology, medicine, chemistry, engineering, and …

A review of sorting, separation and isolation of cells and microbeads for biomedical applications: microfluidic approaches

A Dalili, E Samiei, M Hoorfar - Analyst, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Several biomedical analyses are performed on particular types of cells present in body
samples or using functionalized microparticles. Success in such analyses depends on the …

Acoustic purification of extracellular microvesicles

K Lee, H Shao, R Weissleder, H Lee - ACS nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
Microvesicles (MVs) are an increasingly important source for biomarker discovery and
clinical diagnostics. The small size of MVs and their presence in complex biological …

Micro/nano acoustofluidics: materials, phenomena, design, devices, and applications

W Connacher, N Zhang, A Huang, J Mei, S Zhang… - Lab on a Chip, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Acoustic actuation of fluids at small scales may finally enable a comprehensive lab-on-a-
chip revolution in microfluidics, overcoming long-standing difficulties in fluid and particle …

A review of cyclic olefin copolymer applications in microfluidics and microdevices

A Agha, W Waheed, N Alamoodi… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclic olefin copolymers (COC) are amorphous, transparent thermoplastics composed of
cyclic olefin monomers (norbornene) and linear olefins (ethene). They are increasingly …

Advancements in microfluidics for nanoparticle separation

T Salafi, KK Zeming, Y Zhang - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoparticles have been widely implemented for healthcare and nanoscience industrial
applications. Thus, efficient and effective nanoparticle separation methods are essential for …

Sorting drops and cells with acoustics: acoustic microfluidic fluorescence-activated cell sorter

L Schmid, DA Weitz, T Franke - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
We describe a versatile microfluidic fluorescence-activated cell sorter that uses acoustic
actuation to sort cells or drops at ultra-high rates. Our acoustic sorter combines the …

Continuous micro-vortex-based nanoparticle manipulation via focused surface acoustic waves

DJ Collins, Z Ma, J Han, Y Ai - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite increasing demand in the manipulation of nanoscale objects for next generation
biological and industrial processes, there is a lack of methods for reliable separation …