Microfluidics for exosome isolation and analysis: enabling liquid biopsy for personalized medicine

JC Contreras-Naranjo, HJ Wu, VM Ugaz - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Exosomes, the smallest sized extracellular vesicles (∽ 30–150 nm) packaged with lipids,
proteins, functional messenger RNAs and microRNAs, and double-stranded DNA from their …

Deterministic lateral displacement: Challenges and perspectives

A Hochstetter, R Vernekar, RH Austin, H Becker… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The advent of microfluidics in the 1990s promised a revolution in multiple industries from
healthcare to chemical processing. Deterministic lateral displacement (DLD) is a continuous …

Nanoscale lateral displacement arrays for the separation of exosomes and colloids down to 20 nm

BH Wunsch, JT Smith, SM Gifford, C Wang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Deterministic lateral displacement (DLD) pillar arrays are an efficient technology to sort,
separate and enrich micrometre-scale particles, which include parasites, bacteria, blood …

A review of sorting, separation and isolation of cells and microbeads for biomedical applications: microfluidic approaches

A Dalili, E Samiei, M Hoorfar - Analyst, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Several biomedical analyses are performed on particular types of cells present in body
samples or using functionalized microparticles. Success in such analyses depends on the …

The Poisson distribution and beyond: methods for microfluidic droplet production and single cell encapsulation

DJ Collins, A Neild, A DeMello, AQ Liu, Y Ai - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
There is a recognized and growing need for rapid and efficient cell assays, where the size of
microfluidic devices lend themselves to the manipulation of cellular populations down to the …

Microfluidic‐based approaches in targeted cell/particle separation based on physical properties: fundamentals and applications

R Nasiri, A Shamloo, S Ahadian, L Amirifar, J Akbari… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cell separation is a key step in many biomedical research areas including biotechnology,
cancer research, regenerative medicine, and drug discovery. While conventional cell sorting …

Label-free isolation of exosomes using microfluidic technologies

S Hassanpour Tamrin, A Sanati Nezhad, A Sen - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Exosomes are cell-derived structures packaged with lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. They
exist in diverse bodily fluids and are involved in physiological and pathological processes …

Recent microfluidic advances in submicron to nanoparticle manipulation and separation

S Hettiarachchi, H Cha, L Ouyang, A Mudugamuwa… - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Manipulation and separation of submicron and nanoparticles are indispensable in many
chemical, biological, medical, and environmental applications. Conventional technologies …

Multiphysics microfluidics for cell manipulation and separation: a review

H Cha, H Fallahi, Y Dai, D Yuan, H An, NT Nguyen… - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Multiphysics microfluidics, which combines multiple functional physical processes in a
microfluidics platform, is an emerging research area that has attracted increasing interest for …

Advancements in microfluidics for nanoparticle separation

T Salafi, KK Zeming, Y Zhang - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoparticles have been widely implemented for healthcare and nanoscience industrial
applications. Thus, efficient and effective nanoparticle separation methods are essential for …