Recent advances in field‐controlled micro–nano manipulations and micro–nano robots

Y Chen, D Chen, S Liang, Y Dai, X Bai… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Field‐controlled micro–nano manipulations and micro–nano robots have attracted
increasing attention in the fields of medicine, environment, engineering, and energy due to …

[HTML][HTML] Manipulation with sound and vibration: A review on the micromanipulation system based on sub-MHz acoustic waves

Y Liu, Q Yin, Y Luo, Z Huang, Q Cheng, W Zhang… - Ultrasonics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Manipulation of micro-objects have been playing an essential role in biochemical analysis
or clinical diagnostics. Among the diverse technologies for micromanipulation, acoustic …

Bubbles in microfluidics: An all-purpose tool for micromanipulation

Y Li, X Liu, Q Huang, AT Ohta, T Arai - Lab on a Chip, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent decades, the integration of microfluidic devices and multiple actuation technologies
at the microscale has greatly contributed to the progress of related fields. In particular …

3D acoustofluidics via sub‐wavelength micro‐resonators

WS Harley, K Kolesnik, M Xu, DE Heath… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Precise acoustic micromanipulation is emerging as an important tool in biomedical research,
where acoustic forces have the advantage of being contact‐free, label‐free, and …

[HTML][HTML] Rotation of biological cells: fundamentals and applications

T Tang, Y Hosokawa, T Hayakawa, Y Tanaka, W Li… - Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Cell rotation is one of the most important techniques for cell manipulation in modern
bioscience, as it not only permits cell observation from any arbitrary angle, but also simplifies …

Postoperative evaluation of tumours based on label-free acoustic separation of circulating tumour cells by microstreaming

X Bai, B Song, Z Chen, W Zhang, D Chen, Y Dai… - Lab on a Chip, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Metastatic tumour recurrence caused by circulating tumour cells (CTCs) after surgery is
responsible for more than 90% of tumour-related deaths. A postoperative evaluation system …

Embedded microbubbles for acoustic manipulation of single cells and microfluidic applications

NF Laubli, MS Gerlt, A Wuthrich, RTM Lewis… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Acoustically excited microstructures have demonstrated significant potential for small-scale
biomedical applications by overcoming major microfluidic limitations. Recently, the …

Versatile acoustic manipulation of micro-objects using mode-switchable oscillating bubbles: transportation, trapping, rotation, and revolution

W Zhang, B Song, X Bai, L Jia, L Song, J Guo, L Feng - Lab on a Chip, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Controllable on-chip multimodal manipulation of micro-objects in microfluidic devices is
urgently required for enhancing the efficiency of potential biomedical applications. However …

Acoustic streaming produced by sharp-edge structures in microfluidic devices

AA Doinikov, MS Gerlt, A Pavlic, J Dual - Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2020 - Springer
The effect of acoustic streaming produced by sharp-edge structures is used in a variety of
microfluidic applications, such as fluid mixing, pumping and particle manipulation. Since …

A Review of Single‐Cell Pose Adjustment and Puncture

X Guo, Y Zhang, D Jin, M Zhou - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐cell manipulation technology is an essential method of cell research, with wide
applications in biological engineering, medical engineering, agricultural engineering, and …