Microfluidic‐based approaches in targeted cell/particle separation based on physical properties: fundamentals and applications

R Nasiri, A Shamloo, S Ahadian, L Amirifar, J Akbari… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cell separation is a key step in many biomedical research areas including biotechnology,
cancer research, regenerative medicine, and drug discovery. While conventional cell sorting …

Flexible ferrofluids: Design and applications

X Zhang, L Sun, Y Yu, Y Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ferrofluids, also known as ferromagnetic particle suspensions, are materials with an
excellent magnetic response, which have attracted increasing interest in both industrial …

Limpet tooth‐inspired painless microneedles fabricated by magnetic field‐assisted 3D printing

X Li, W Shan, Y Yang, D Joralmon… - Advanced functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microneedle arrays show many advantages in drug delivery applications due to their
convenience and reduced risk of infection. Compared to other microscale manufacturing …

Recent advances in manipulation of micro-and nano-objects with magnetic fields at small scales

Q Cao, Q Fan, Q Chen, C Liu, X Han, L Li - Materials Horizons, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Manipulation of micro-and nano-objects has been widely studied in the past two decades
due to its potential applications in various fields. In this review, we focus primarily on …

Magnetic particle inspection: Status, advances, and challenges—Demands for automatic non-destructive testing

Q Wu, K Dong, X Qin, Z Hu, X Xiong - Ndt & E International, 2024 - Elsevier
Magnetic particle inspection (MPI) is a highly sensitive and user-friendly nondestructive
technique that remains essential for detecting surface and near-surface defects in …

Micro-magnetofluidics in microfluidic systems: A review

RJ Yang, HH Hou, YN Wang, LM Fu - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2016 - Elsevier
Ferrofluids have many traditional applications in the electrical, mechanical and optical fields,
including transformers, dampers, imaging systems, and so on. However, in more recent …

Intrinsic and extrinsic control of freeze casting

I Nelson, SE Naleway - Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Freeze casting is a versatile material fabrication process that is known for its ability to create
porous scaffold structures from effectively any constituent material. One of its advantages is …

[HTML][HTML] Selective and Independent Control of Microrobots in a Magnetic Field: A Review

M Wang, T Wu, R Liu, Z Zhang, J Liu - Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the unique advantages of untethered connections and a high level of safety,
magnetic actuation is a commonly used technique in microrobotics for propelling …

Carboxymethyl cellulose coated magnetic nanoparticles transport across a human lung microvascular endothelial cell model of the blood–brain barrier

G Aguilera, CC Berry, RM West… - Nanoscale …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustained and safe delivery of therapeutic agents across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is
one of the major challenges for the treatment of neurological disorders as this barrier limits …

Magnetowetting dynamics of sessile ferrofluid droplets: a review

R Deb, B Sarma, A Dalal - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The fascinating behavior of ferrofluids in a magnetic field has been intriguing researchers for
many years. With the advancement in digital microfluidics, ferrofluid droplets have been …