The rapid development of micromanipulation technologies has opened exciting new
opportunities for the actuation, selection and assembly of a variety of non-biological and …

Droplet based microfluidics is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of research combining
soft matter physics, biochemistry and microsystems engineering. Its applications range from …

The field of micro total analysis systems (μTAS)(1) or lab on a chip (LOC) has extended its
usefulness into many new fields and disciplines spanning basic research to commercial …

Global burdens from existing or emerging infectious diseases emphasize the need for point-
of-care (POC) diagnostics to enhance timely recognition and intervention. Molecular …

Droplet manipulation on superhydrophobic surfaces (DMSS) without conventional pipetting
is an emerging liquid handling technology, which can be potentially used for diagnostic …

Electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) promises to be an important lab-on-a-chip approach for
effectively manipulating droplets with electric field-controlled surface tension. Droplets …

Magnetically responsive surfaces have received increasing attention because of their
convenience, immediate response, remote controllability, and well biocompatibility. A facile …

Herein, a droplet manipulation system with a superamphiphobic (SPO)–superamphiphilic
(SPI) patterned polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate is developed for a multiplex …

Electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) has been extensively explored as an active-type
technology for small-scale liquid handling due to its several unique advantages, including …

In the past two decades, Micro Fluidic Systems (MFS) have emerged as a powerful tool for
biosensing, particularly in enriching and purifying molecules and cells in biological samples …