Droplet microfluidics has rapidly emerged as one of the key technologies opening up new
experimental possibilities in microbiology. The ability to generate, manipulate and monitor …

The commonly existing cellular heterogeneity plays a critical role in biological processes
such as embryonic development, cell differentiation, and disease progress. Single‐cell …

Precise detection involving droplets based on functional surfaces is promising for the
parallelization and miniaturization of platforms and is significant in epidemic investigation …

Fluorescence-activated droplet sorting (FADS) has emerged as a powerful tool for ultrahigh-
throughput screening of enzymes, metabolites, and antibodies. Fluorescence coupling …

Cellular processes are mechanisms carried out at the cellular level that are aimed at
guaranteeing the stability of the organism they comprise. The investigation of cellular …

A review on microfluidic technology for antibacterial resistance study and antibiotic
susceptibility testing (AST) is presented here. Antibiotic resistance has become a global …

In natural habitats, microbes form multispecies communities that commonly face rapidly
changing and highly competitive environments. Thus, phenotypic heterogeneity has evolved …

Highlights•Genetically encoded biosensors are used in evolutionary metabolic
engineering.•These biosensors are constructed from natural or artificial genetic …

Cellular heterogeneity is prevalent in all cell populations. Single-cell analysis (SCA) could
unveil the heterogeneity and thus gain unique insights into complex biological processes …

Microbial strains are considered promising hosts for production of flavonoids because of
their rapid growth rate and suitability for large-scale manufacturing. However, productivity …