PDMS microfluidics: A mini review

K Raj M, S Chakraborty - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is hailed as one of the foundational materials for microfluidics.
Though a silicone‐based elastomer of many desirable properties, the emergence of …

Interplay between materials and microfluidics

X Hou, YS Zhang, GT Santiago, MM Alvarez… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Developments in the field of microfluidics have triggered technological revolutions in many
disciplines, including chemical synthesis, electronics, diagnostics, single-cell analysis, micro …

[HTML][HTML] Development of glass-based microfluidic devices: A review on its fabrication and biologic applications

S Aralekallu, R Boddula, V Singh - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
The advent of glass-based microfluidic devices further revolutionized in microfluidic
technology due to the several advantageous properties in terms of photonics, electronics …

Advanced microfluidic devices for fabricating multi‐structural hydrogel microsphere

Z Chen, Z Lv, Z Zhang, DA Weitz, H Zhang… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogel microspheres are a novel functional material, arousing much attention in various
fields. Microfluidics, a technology that controls and manipulates fluids at the micron scale …

Nacre-inspired underwater superoleophobic films with high transparency and mechanical robustness

W Chen, P Zhang, S Yu, R Zang, L Xu, S Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Underwater superoleophobic materials have attracted increasing attention because of their
remarkable potential applications, especially antifouling, self-cleaning and oil–water …

Swelling of PDMS networks in solvent vapours; applications for passive RFID wireless sensors

CV Rumens, MA Ziai, KE Belsey… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The relative degree of swelling of a poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) network in organic
vapours is demonstrated to be related to the chemical and physical properties of the organic …

Advancing point-of-care microbial pathogens detection by material-functionalized microfluidic systems

X Liao, Y Zhang, Q Zhang, J Zhou, T Ding… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Public health events caused by foodborne pathogens have brought substantial
economic and social burdens. Conventional pathogen detection relies on a time-consuming …

[HTML][HTML] A review on inertial microfluidic fabrication methods

Z Akbari, MA Raoufi, S Mirjalali, B Aghajanloo - Biomicrofluidics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In recent decades, there has been significant interest in inertial microfluidics due to its high
throughput, ease of fabrication, and no need for external forces. The focusing efficiency of …

Optical microfluidic waveguides and solution lasers of colloidal semiconductor quantum wells

J Maskoun, N Gheshlaghi, F Isik, S Delikanli… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The realization of high‐quality lasers in microfluidic devices is crucial for numerous
applications, including biological and chemical sensors and flow cytometry, and the …

Pattern formation in evaporative drying of a polymer solution droplet over a soft swellable substrate

S Sahoo, R Mukherjee - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report morphological evolution and pattern formation during evaporative drying of a
droplet of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) dissolved in tetrahydrofuran over a soft …