Acoustofluidic technologies utilize acoustic waves to manipulate fluids and particles within
fluids, all in a contact-free and biocompatible manner. Over the past decade, acoustofluidic …

Acoustic tweezers are gaining increasing attention as a noncontact method that is capable
of handling microparticles and nanoparticles in a controllable manner. By designing the …

High-precision isolation of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) from biofluids is essential
toward develo** next-generation liquid biopsies and regenerative therapies. However …

An electronically controlled acoustic tweezer was used to demonstrate two acoustic
manipulation phenomena: superposition of Bessel functions to allow independent …

On-chip manipulation of micro-objects has long been sought to facilitate fundamental
biological studies and point-of-care diagnostic systems. In recent years, research on surface …

This part of the Acoustofluidics tutorial series reviews applications in acoustic trap** of
micron-sized particles and cells in microfluidic systems. Acoustic trap** enables non …

In recent years, the application of microrobots in precision therapy has gained significant
attention. The small size and maneuverability of these micromachines enable them to …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a transformative manufacturing approach capable of building
parts with freeform and complex geometries. Polymers come with a wide range of material …

The ability to manipulate dense micrometre-scale objects in fluids is of interest to
biosciences with a view to improving analysis techniques and enabling tissue engineering …

This article introduces the design, construction and applications of planar resonant devices
for particle and cell manipulation. These systems rely on the pistonic action of a piezoelectric …