Droplet-based microfluidic systems have been shown to be compatible with many chemical
and biological reagents and capable of performing a variety of “digital fluidic” operations that …

The plasma membrane is of central importance for defining the closed volume of cells in
contradistinction to the extracellular environment. The plasma membrane not only serves as …

This paper describes a method to form giant liposomes in solutions of physiologic ionic
strength, such as phosphate buffered saline (PBS) or 150 mM KCl. Formation of these cell …

Sensitivity, dynamic range and resolution have been calculated and compared from a range
of analytes sensed in the literature using the techniques of interferometry, surface plasmon …

The present review focuses on the effects of pulsed electric fields on lipid vesicles ranging
from giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) to small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs), from both …

Lipids, the building blocks of cells, common to every living organisms, have the propensity to
self-assemble into well-defined structures over short and long-range spatial scales. The …

The application of microfluidic droplet PCR for single-molecule amplification and analysis
has recently been extensively studied. Microfluidic droplet technology has the advantages of …

One of the goals of synthetic biology is the bottom‐up construction of an artificial cell, the
successful realization of which could shed light on how cellular life emerged and could also …

We present an on-chip method to produce various types of giant liposomes using
electroformation in microfluidic channels. These channels were sandwiched between glass …

Microfluidic platforms offer exquisite capabilities in controlling mass transport for biological
studies. In this review, we focus on recent developments in manipulating chemical …