Manipulation of biological cells using a CMOS/microfluidic hybrid system is demonstrated.
The hybrid system starts with a custom-designed CMOS (complementary metal-oxide …

While size has been widely used as a parameter in cellular separations, in this
communication we show how shape and deformability, a mainly untapped source of …

Both passive and active microfluidic chips are used in many biomedical and chemical
applications to support fluid mixing, particle manipulations, and signal detection. Passive …

Microfluidic technologies for isolating cells of interest from a heterogeneous sample have
attracted great attentions, due to the advantages of less sample consumption, simple …

In molecular and cellular biological research, cell isolation and sorting are required for
accurate investigation of a specific cell types. By employing unique cell properties to …

Among the growing number of tools available for cancer studies, microfluidic systems have
emerged as a promising analytical tool to elucidate cancer cell and tumor function …

The purification and sorting of cells using microfluidic methodologies has been a remarkably
active area of research over the past decade. Much of the scientific and technological work …

The pivotal role of microfluidic technology in life science and biomedical research is now
widely recognized. Indeed, microfluidics as a research tool is unparalleled in terms of its …

Highlights•Microfluidics is a powerful tool for bioanalytics and some preparatory
applications.•Many flow and field effects can be miniaturized for separations.•Future …

Microfluidic-based cell handling techniques have become promising tools for biochemical
applications, and many such techniques have been developed with the advancement of …