Recent advances of integrated microfluidic systems for fungal and bacterial analysis

H Shi, Y Wang, Z Zhang, S Yu, X Huang, D Pan… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Precise manipulation, fast cultivation, and sensitive detection of fungi and bacteria are vital
for behavior monitoring, phenotypic identification, physiology assessment, and molecular …

A portable microfluidic device for thermally controlled granular sample manipulation

K Zhang, W Xiang, N Jia, M Yu, J Liu, Z Xie - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Effective granular sample manipulation with a portable and visualizable microfluidic device
is significant for lots of applications, such as point-of-care testing and cargo delivery. Herein …

Flexible droplet transportation and coalescence via controllable thermal fields

K Zhang, W Xiang, J Liu, Z Xie - Analytica chimica acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Flexible droplet transportation and coalescence are significant for lots of applications such
as material synthesis and analytical detection. Herein, we present an effective method for …

Highly efficient and controllable micromixer through interactions of photothermal multivortices

F Luo, J Yang, R Zhou, Y Li, T Luan, Z Li, J Wu… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The efficient and homogeneous mixing of fluids is crucial for microfluidic applications, such
as chemical reactions, biological analyses, and material synthesis. This study designs a …

Combining inertial microfluidics with cross-flow filtration for high-fold and high-throughput passive volume reduction

N Xiang, Q Li, Z Ni - Analytical chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
We reporte a three-stage spiral channel device for achieving high-fold and high-throughput
passive volume reduction through coupling inertial microfluidics with cross-flow filtration. To …

Thermal field-actuated multifunctional double-emulsion droplet carriers: On-demand migration, core release and released particle focusing

K Zhang, Y Ren, T Jiang, H Jiang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Microcarriers enabling efficient cargo transportation and targeted release are significant for
lots of applications such as drug delivery and sample preservation. Herein, we present a …

Continuous microfluidic mixing and the highly controlled nanoparticle synthesis using direct current-induced thermal buoyancy convection

K Zhang, Y Ren, L Hou, Y Tao, W Liu, T Jiang… - Microfluidics and …, 2020 - Springer
We present a flexible and noninvasive approach for efficient continuous micromixing and
microreaction based on direct current-induced thermal buoyancy convection in a single …

Thermocapillary convection modulating ion migration for rapid recognition and detection of Cu (Ⅱ) based on MnO2 NSs-AuNSs modified screen printed electrode

Q Zhang, S Ma, L Zhang, H Wang, X Zhuo… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microfluidic chip for sensing heavy metal ions has been strongly attended due to its merits,
but still remains a large challenge from long analysis time derived from the preconcentration …

Circular nonuniform electric field gel electrophoresis for the separation and concentration of nanoparticles

L Liu, R Yang, J Cui, P Chen, HC Ri, H Sun… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A circular nonuniform electric field strategy coupled with gel electrophoresis was proposed
to control the precise separation and efficient concentration of nano-and microparticles. The …

Characterization of particle movement and high-resolution separation of microalgal cells via induced-charge electroosmotic advective spiral flow

X Chen, Y Ren, T Jiang, L Hou, H Jiang - Analytical Chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Microalgae are renewable, sustainable, and economical sources of biofuels and are
capable of addressing pressing global demand for energy security. However, two …