With the increasing growth of the algae industry and the development of algae biorefinery,
there is a growing need for high-value applications of algae-extracted biopolymers. The …

Droplet-based microfluidic systems have been shown to be compatible with many chemical
and biological reagents and capable of performing a variety of “digital fluidic” operations that …

Two phase systems are ubiquitous in processes and products, and in both cases
performance is maximized when precise control over the individual phases, and the …

The field of micro total analysis systems (μTAS), or “lab on a chip”, has continued to gain
maturity. The importance of μTAS is reflected in both the growing number and the improved …

Stem cell-based therapies offer numerous potentials to repair damaged or defective organs.
The therapeutic outcomes of human studies, however, fall far short from what is expected …

This review article describes microfabrication techniques to define chemical, mechanical
and structural patterns in hydrogels and how these can be used to prepare in vivo like, ie …

Micro-droplets, with the properties of small size, large surface area, high speed, high
throughout, uniform size, closed system, internal stability and etc., are widely used in the …

Hydrogels in which cells are encapsulated are of great potential interest for tissue
engineering applications. These gels provide a structure inside which cells can spread and …

Micron-sized alginate hydrogel beads are extensively employed as an encapsulation
medium for biochemical and biomedical applications. Here we report on the microfluidic …

This article provides a systematic review of the crosslinking strategies used to produce
microgel particles in microfluidic chips. Various ionic crosslinking methods for the gelation of …