Pulsed laser triggered high speed microfluidic fluorescence activated cell sorter

TH Wu, Y Chen, SY Park, J Hong, T Teslaa, JF Zhong… - Lab on a Chip, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a high speed and high purity pulsed laser triggered fluorescence activated cell
sorter (PLACS) with a sorting throughput up to 20 000 mammalian cells s− 1 with 37 …

Competing mechanisms and scaling laws for carbon nanotube scission by ultrasonication

G Pagani, MJ Green, P Poulin… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into liquids typically requires ultrasonication to
exfoliate individuals CNTs from bundles. Experiments show that CNT length drops with …

Pulsating tandem microbubble for localized and directional single-cell membrane poration

GN Sankin, F Yuan, P Zhong - Physical review letters, 2010 - APS
The interaction of laser-generated tandem microbubble (maximum diameter of about 50 μ
m) with single (rat mammary carcinoma) cells is investigated in a 25-μ m liquid layer …

3D pulsed laser-triggered high-speed microfluidic fluorescence-activated cell sorter

Y Chen, TH Wu, YC Kung, MA Teitell, PY Chiou - Analyst, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a 3D microfluidic pulsed laser-triggered fluorescence-activated cell sorter capable
of sorting at a throughput of 23 000 cells per s with 90% purity in high-purity mode and at a …

Cell membrane deformation and bioeffects produced by tandem bubble-induced jetting flow

F Yuan, C Yang, P Zhong - Proceedings of the National …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Cavitation with bubble–bubble interaction is a fundamental feature in therapeutic
ultrasound. However, the causal relationships between bubble dynamics, associated flow …

Cavitation bubble dynamics in a liquid gap of variable height

SR Gonzalez-Avila, E Klaseboer, BC Khoo… - Journal of Fluid …, 2011 - cambridge.org
We report on an experimental study of cavitation bubble dynamics within sub-millimetre-
sized narrow gaps. The gap height is varied, while the position of the cavitation event is fixed …

A review on optical actuators for microfluidic systems

T Yang, Y Chen, P Minzioni - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
During the last few decades microfluidic systems have become more and more popular and
their relevance in different fields is continually growing. In fact, the use of microchannels …

Nonspherical laser-induced cavitation bubbles

KY Lim, PA Quinto-Su, E Klaseboer, BC Khoo… - Physical Review E …, 2010 - APS
The generation of arbitrarily shaped nonspherical laser-induced cavitation bubbles is
demonstrated with a optical technique. The nonspherical bubbles are formed using laser …

Control of the liquid jet formation through the symmetric and asymmetric collapse of a single bubble generated between two parallel solid plates

B Han, R Zhu, Z Guo, L Liu, XW Ni - European Journal of Mechanics-B …, 2018 - Elsevier
The liquid jet formation can be induced by the asymmetric collapse of the cavitation bubble
located nearby boundaries. The jet translational direction and speed can be influenced by …

Minireview: Laser-induced formation of microbubbles—biomedical implications

SD George, S Chidangil, D Mathur - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
Recent work is summarized that shows how microbubbles may have potential utility in
biomedical situations as (i) highly localized generators of intense white light in an aqueous …