This paper reviews the past and recent studies on thermocapillarity in relation to
microfluidics. The role of thermocapillarity as the change of surface tension due to …

This review presents an overview of the different techniques developed over the last decade
to regulate the temperature within microfluidic systems. A variety of different approaches has …

Temperature control for lab-on-a-chip devices has resulted in the broad applicability of
microfluidics to, eg, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), temperature gradient focusing for …

Controlled, stable and uniform temperature environment with quick response are crucial
needs for many lab-on-chip (LOC) applications requiring thermal management. Laser …

Microfluidics offers great tools to produce highly-controlled dispersions of gas into liquid,
from isolated bubbles to organized microfoams. Potential technological applications are …

Droplet microfluidic platforms have been developed to produce mono-dispersed
microdroplets and provided substanial progress in many chemical, biological, and …

Gold nanocrystals are dispersed uniformly in poly (dimethylsiloxane) to produce a
plasmonic composite. The composite can be readily used to fabricate microfluidic channels …

Many microfluidic processes rely heavily on precise temperature control. Though internally-
contained heaters have been developed using traditional fabrication methods, they are …

We report a novel method for bubble or droplet displacement, capture and switching within a
bifurcation channel for applications in digital microfluidics based on the Marangoni effect, ie …

The particles of heterogeneous catalysts differ greatly in size, morphology, and most
importantly, in activity. Studying these catalyst particles in batch typically results in ensemble …