Microfluidics as an emerging platform for exploring soil environmental processes: a critical review
Investigating environmental processes, especially those occurring in soils, calls for
innovative and multidisciplinary technologies that can provide insights at the microscale …
innovative and multidisciplinary technologies that can provide insights at the microscale …
Human kidney stones: a natural record of universal biomineralization
GeoBioMed—a new transdisciplinary approach that integrates the fields of geology, biology
and medicine—reveals that kidney stones composed of calcium-rich minerals precipitate …
and medicine—reveals that kidney stones composed of calcium-rich minerals precipitate …
Maintaining antibacterial activity against biofouling using a quaternary ammonium membrane coupling with electrorepulsion
J Sun, B Zhang, B Yu, B Ma, C Hu… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Antibacterial modification is a chemical-free method to mitigate biofouling, but surface
accumulation of bacteria shields antibacterial groups and presents a significant challenge in …
accumulation of bacteria shields antibacterial groups and presents a significant challenge in …
Adaptive Laboratory Evolution of Probiotics toward Oxidative Stress Using a Microfluidic‐Based Platform
Adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) can be used to make bacteria less susceptible to
oxidative stress. An alternative to large batch scale ALE cultures is to use microfluidic …
oxidative stress. An alternative to large batch scale ALE cultures is to use microfluidic …
The role of morphological changes in algae adaptation to nutrient stress at the single-cell level
P Yan, J Guo, P Zhang, Y Xiao, Z Li, S Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Individual cell heterogeneity within a population can be critical to its peculiar function and
fate. Conventional algal cell-based assays mainly analyze the average responses from a …
fate. Conventional algal cell-based assays mainly analyze the average responses from a …
Microfluidic Evolution‐On‐A‐Chip Reveals New Mutations that Cause Antibiotic Resistance
Microfluidic devices can mimic naturally occurring microenvironments and create microbial
population heterogeneities ranging from planktonic cells to biofilm states. The exposure of …
population heterogeneities ranging from planktonic cells to biofilm states. The exposure of …
Microbial community response to ciprofloxacin toxicity in sponge membrane bioreactor
This study aims to offer insights into how ciprofloxacin (CIP) impact bacterial community
structures in the Sponge-MBR process when CIP is spiked into hospital wastewater. We …
structures in the Sponge-MBR process when CIP is spiked into hospital wastewater. We …
Impact of antibiotic concentration gradients on nitrate reduction and antibiotic resistance in a microfluidic gradient chamber
L Zhou, RE Alcalde, J Deng, B Zuniga… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to explore the impact of antibiotics on the bacterial metabolic cycling of nitrate within
contaminated soil and groundwater environments, we compared the effects of polymyxin B …
contaminated soil and groundwater environments, we compared the effects of polymyxin B …
The role of chemotaxis and efflux pumps on nitrate reduction in the toxic regions of a ciprofloxacin concentration gradient
Spatial concentration gradients of antibiotics are prevalent in the natural environment. Yet,
the microbial response in these heterogeneous systems remains poorly understood. We …
the microbial response in these heterogeneous systems remains poorly understood. We …
Microfluidics for adaptation of microorganisms to stress: design and application
Microfluidic systems have fundamentally transformed the realm of adaptive laboratory
evolution (ALE) for microorganisms by offering unparalleled control over environmental …
evolution (ALE) for microorganisms by offering unparalleled control over environmental …