Small but perfectly formed? Successes, challenges, and opportunities for microfluidics in the chemical and biological sciences

DT Chiu, AJ Demello, D Di Carlo, PS Doyle, C Hansen… - Chem, 2017 - cell.com
Microfluidic systems are pervasive in many areas of experimental science, but what are the
real advantages of this technology? We describe some of the features and properties that …

Cell manipulation in microfluidics

H Yun, K Kim, WG Lee - Biofabrication, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent advances in the lab-on-a-chip field in association with nano/microfluidics have been
made for new applications and functionalities to the fields of molecular biology, genetic …

Three-dimensional continuous particle focusing in a microfluidic channel via standing surface acoustic waves (SSAW)

J Shi, S Yazdi, SCS Lin, X Ding, IK Chiang, K Sharp… - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Three-dimensional (3D) continuous microparticle focusing has been achieved in a single-
layer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic channel using a standing surface acoustic …

Inertial microfluidics for high-throughput cell analysis and detection: a review

Z Zhou, Y Chen, S Zhu, L Liu, Z Ni, N Xiang - Analyst, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Since it was first proposed in 2007, inertial microfluidics has been extensively studied in
terms of theory, design, fabrication, and application. In recent years, with the rapid …

A brief review of carbon dots–silica nanoparticles synthesis and their potential use as biosensing and theragnostic applications

LF Ornelas-Hernández, A Garduno-Robles… - Nanoscale Research …, 2022 - Springer
Carbon dots (CDs) are carbon nanoparticles with sizes below 10 nm and have attracted
attention due to their relatively low toxicity, great biocompatibility, water solubility, facile …

Emerging technologies for point-of-care CD4 T-lymphocyte counting

DS Boyle, KR Hawkins, MS Steele, M Singhal… - Trends in …, 2012 - cell.com
A CD4 T-lymphocyte count determines eligibility for antiretroviral therapy (ART) in patients
recently diagnosed with HIV and also monitors the efficacy of ART treatment thereafter. ART …

Microfluidic-based single-cell study: current status and future perspective

H Wu, J Zhu, Y Huang, D Wu, J Sun - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Investigation of cell behavior under different environments and manual operations can give
information in specific cellular processes. Among all cell-based analysis, single-cell study …

Gold nanoparticle-streptavidin conjugates for rapid and efficient screening of aptamer function in lateral flow sensors using novel CD4-binding aptamers identified …

T Fellows, L Ho, S Flanagan, R Fogel, D Ojo, J Limson - Analyst, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
To decrease the burden of laborious and reagent-intensive screening of modified aptamers,
their binding function requires assessment in assay formats compatible with the end …

Four-part leukocyte differential count based on sheathless microflow cytometer and fluorescent dye assay

W Shi, L Guo, H Kasdan, YC Tai - Lab on a Chip, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Leukocyte differential count is one of the most frequently ordered clinical tests in hospitals.
This paper reports a point-of-care test for the leukocyte count by using a microflow cytometer …

Design rules for size-based cell sorting and sheathless cell focusing by hydrophoresis

S Song, S Choi - Journal of Chromatography A, 2013 - Elsevier
We describe the effects of geometric and operational parameters on the performances of
hydrophoresis devices for optimal size-based cell sorting and sheathless cell focusing …