Acoustofluidics for biomedical applications

J Rufo, F Cai, J Friend, M Wiklund… - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2022 - nature.com
Acoustofluidic technologies utilize acoustic waves to manipulate fluids and particles within
fluids, all in a contact-free and biocompatible manner. Over the past decade, acoustofluidic …

Acoustofluidic separation of cells and particles

M Wu, A Ozcelik, J Rufo, Z Wang, R Fang… - Microsystems & …, 2019 - nature.com
Acoustofluidics, the integration of acoustics and microfluidics, is a rapidly growing research
field that is addressing challenges in biology, medicine, chemistry, engineering, and …

Two-dimensional single-cell patterning with one cell per well driven by surface acoustic waves

DJ Collins, B Morahan, J Garcia-Bustos… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
In single-cell analysis, cellular activity and parameters are assayed on an individual, rather
than population-average basis. Essential to observing the activity of these cells over time is …

The Poisson distribution and beyond: methods for microfluidic droplet production and single cell encapsulation

DJ Collins, A Neild, A DeMello, AQ Liu, Y Ai - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
There is a recognized and growing need for rapid and efficient cell assays, where the size of
microfluidic devices lend themselves to the manipulation of cellular populations down to the …

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 …

Recent microfluidic advances in submicron to nanoparticle manipulation and separation

S Hettiarachchi, H Cha, L Ouyang, A Mudugamuwa… - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Manipulation and separation of submicron and nanoparticles are indispensable in many
chemical, biological, medical, and environmental applications. Conventional technologies …

Recent advances in acoustofluidic separation technology in biology

Y Fan, X Wang, J Ren, F Lin, J Wu - Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2022 - nature.com
Acoustofluidic separation of cells and particles is an emerging technology that integrates
acoustics and microfluidics. In the last decade, this technology has attracted significant …

Recent advances in microfluidic actuation and micro-object manipulation via surface acoustic waves

G Destgeer, HJ Sung - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The realization of microscale total analysis systems and lab-on-a-chip technologies requires
efficient actuation (mixing, pumping, atomizing, nebulizing, driving, etc.) of fluids on the …

Multiphysics microfluidics for cell manipulation and separation: a review

H Cha, H Fallahi, Y Dai, D Yuan, H An, NT Nguyen… - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Multiphysics microfluidics, which combines multiple functional physical processes in a
microfluidics platform, is an emerging research area that has attracted increasing interest for …

Advancements in microfluidics for nanoparticle separation

T Salafi, KK Zeming, Y Zhang - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoparticles have been widely implemented for healthcare and nanoscience industrial
applications. Thus, efficient and effective nanoparticle separation methods are essential for …