While there is a steady growth in the number of microfluidics applications, the search for an
optimal material that delivers the diverse characteristics needed for the numerous tasks is …

Drug releasing particles are valued for their ability to deliver therapeutics to targeted
locations and for their controllable release patterns. The development of microfluidic …

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is one of the materials of choice for the fabrication of
microfluidic chips. However, its broad application is constrained by its incompatibility with …

Emulsion is a disperse system with two immiscible liquids, which demonstrates wide
applications in diverse industries. Emulsification technology has advanced well with the …

Stimuli-responsive drug-delivery systems (DDSs) have emerged as a potential tool for
applications in healthcare, mainly in the treatment of cancer where versatile nanocarriers …

Nanomedicines based on nanoparticles rely both on the potency of the drug as well as the
efficiency of the delivery system, for which particle size plays a crucial role. For the …

Cancer is an abnormal cell growth which tends to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in
some cases, leads to metastasis. If cancer is left untreated, it can immediately cause death …

Polymeric microfluidic chips offer a number of benefits compared to their glass equivalents,
including lower material costs and ease and flexibility of fabrication. However, the main …

Magnetic particles are widely used in medical diagnosis and treatment owing to their ever-
increasing magnetic targeting ability and superparamagnetism. However, small particle size …

In the separation process of micro-particles by applying magnetic force, the particle can be
separated and diverted depending on its magnetic susceptibility and size. In this paper, the …