Novel microfluidic tools allow new ways to manufacture and test drug delivery systems.
Organ-on-a-chip systems—microscale recapitulations of complex organ functions—promise …

The implementation of microfluidic devices within life sciences has furthered the possibilities
of both academic and industrial applications such as rapid genome sequencing, predictive …

Various concentration gradient generation methods based on microfluidic systems are
summarized in this paper. The review covers typical structural characteristics, gradient …

In pharmaceutical research, an adequate cell-based assay scheme to efficiently screen and
to validate potential drug candidates in the initial stage of drug discovery is crucial. In order …

Microfluidic technology is creating powerful tools for cell biologists to control the complete
cellular microenvironment, leading to new questions and new discoveries. We review here …

The interplay between the mechanical properties of cells and the forces that they produce
internally or that are externally applied to them play an important role in maintaining the …

This review presents the development of micro-sized microbial fuel cells (including mL-scale
and μL-scale setups), with summarization of their advantageous characteristics, fabrication …

Microfluidic spatial and temporal gradient generators have played an important role in many
biological assays such as in the analysis of wound healing, inflammation, and cancer …

Spatiotemporal manipulation of extracellular chemical environments with simultaneous
monitoring of cellular responses plays an essential role in exploring fundamental biological …

Living cells are a fascinating demonstration of nature's most intricate and well-coordinated
micromechanical objects. They crawl, spread, contract, and relax—thus performing a …