This perspective considers ways in which the field of microfluidics can increase its impact by
improving existing technologies and enabling new functionalities. We highlight applications …

Digital microfluidics (DMF) is an emerging liquid-handling technology based on arrays of
microelectrodes for the precise manipulation of discrete droplets. DMF offers the benefits of …

Drug screening based on in-vitro primary tumor cell culture has demonstrated potential in
personalized cancer diagnosis. However, the limited number of tumor cells, especially from …

Significant breakthroughs have been made in digital microfluidic (DMF)-based technologies
over the past decades. DMF technology has attracted great interest in bioassays depending …

Following the development of microfluidic systems, there has been a high tendency towards
develo** lab-on-a-chip devices for biochemical applications. A great deal of effort has …

Various physical tweezers for manipulating liquid droplets based on optical, electrical,
magnetic, acoustic, or other external fields have emerged and revolutionized research and …

The ability to manipulate and sort droplets is a fundamental issue in droplet-based
microfluidics. Various lab-on-a-chip applications can only be realized if droplets are …

As the integration of microfluidics into cell biology research proceeds at an ever-increasing
pace, a critical question for those working at the interface of both disciplines is which device …

Digital microfluidics (DMF) is an emerging liquid-handling technology that enables
individual control over droplets on an open array of electrodes. These picoliter-to microliter …

Lab-on-a-chip devices leverage microfluidic technologies to enable chemical and biological
processes at small scales. However, existing microfluidic channel networks are typically …