Particle separation and sorting in microfluidic devices: a review

P Sajeesh, AK Sen - Microfluidics and nanofluidics, 2014 - Springer
Separation and sorting of micron-sized particles has great importance in diagnostics,
chemical and biological analyses, food and chemical processing and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Design strategies for miniaturised liquid–liquid separators—A critical review

T Bu, D Mesa, PR Brito-Parada - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Liquid–liquid systems play an important role in several industrial processes. Their
separation efficiency determines the product purity and yield to a great extent. In recent …

Microfluidic vortex focusing for high throughput synthesis of size-tunable liposomes

JY Han, JN La Fiandra, DL DeVoe - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Control over vesicle size during nanoscale liposome synthesis is critical for defining the
pharmaceutical properties of liposomal nanomedicines. Microfluidic technologies capable of …

Optimizing geometric parameters in hydrocyclones for enhanced separations: a review and perspective

L Ni, J Tian, T Song, Y Jong, J Zhao - Separation & Purification …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrocyclones have been extensively applied for solid–liquid or liquid–liquid separations in
various industries. However, the exact mechanisms underlying the enhanced separation …

On nonlinear stability of fluid-conveying imperfect micropipes

AM Dehrouyeh-Semnani, M Nikkhah-Bahrami… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Micropipe conveying fluid as a core element can be found in many microfluidic devices. In
such scale, size effect phenomenon in micropipe may play a significant role in the …

Advances in microfluidic systems and numerical modeling in biomedical applications: a review

M Ferreira, V Carvalho, J Ribeiro, RA Lima, S Teixeira… - Micromachines, 2024 - mdpi.com
The evolution in the biomedical engineering field boosts innovative technologies, with
microfluidic systems standing out as transformative tools in disease diagnosis, treatment …

Capillary flow-driven microfluidic device with wettability gradient and sedimentation effects for blood plasma separation

MS Maria, PE Rakesh, TS Chandra, AK Sen - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
We report a capillary flow-driven microfluidic device for blood-plasma separation that
comprises a cylindrical well between a pair of bottom and top channels. Exposure of the well …

Large-volume microfluidic cell sorting for biomedical applications

ME Warkiani, L Wu, AKP Tay… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Microfluidic cell-separation technologies have been studied for almost two decades, but the
limited throughput has restricted their impact and range of application. Recent advances in …

A 3D-printed mini-hydrocyclone for high throughput particle separation: application to primary harvesting of microalgae

MS Syed, M Rafeie, R Henderson, D Vandamme… - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The separation of micro-sized particles in a continuous flow is crucial part of many industrial
processes, from biopharmaceutical manufacturing to water treatment. Conventional …

Novel conical section design for ultra-fine particles classification by a hydrocyclone

J Ye, Y Xu, X Song, J Yu - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2019 - Elsevier
To overcome the limitation of the conventional hydrocyclone for the ultra-fine particles
classification, the novel conical section design of the hydrocyclone is computationally …