Droplet-based microfluidic systems generate, manipulate and control sub-microlitre droplets
enclosed within an immiscible carrier fluid. Owing to a number of remarkable features, such …

Single-cell manipulation and analysis is essential for studying many fundamental biological
processes and discovering cellular heterogeneity. Multi-parameter studies of intercellular …

The twenty-first century has seen the emergence of many epidemic and pandemic viruses,
with the most recent being the SARS-CoV-2-driven COVID-19 pandemic. As obligate …

The widespread adoption of microfluidic devices among the neuroscience and neurobiology
communities has enabled addressing a broad range of questions at the molecular, cellular …

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) hold unique biological characteristics that directly involve
them in hematogenous dissemination. Studying CTCs systematically is technically …

Cellular heterogeneity is prevalent in all cell populations. Single-cell analysis (SCA) could
unveil the heterogeneity and thus gain unique insights into complex biological processes …

Microbial single-cell genomics (SCG) provides access to the genomes of rare and
uncultured microorganisms and is a complementary method to metagenomics. Due to the …

Microfluidics is a rapidly growing discipline that involves studying and manipulating fluids at
reduced length scale and volume, typically on the scale of micro-or nanoliters. Under the …

Cells are the most basic structural and functional units of living organisms. Studies of cell
growth, differentiation, apoptosis, and cell-cell interactions can help scientists understand …

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revolutionized our understanding of cellular
heterogeneity and the dynamics of gene expression, bearing profound significance in stem …