Inertial microfluidics: current status, challenges, and future opportunities

N Xiang, Z Ni - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Inertial microfluidics uses the hydrodynamic effects induced at finite Reynolds numbers to
achieve passive manipulation of particles, cells, or fluids and offers the advantages of high …

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 …

Nanoplastic analysis by online coupling of Raman microscopy and field-flow fractionation enabled by optical tweezers

C Schwaferts, V Sogne, R Welz, F Meier… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanoplastic pollution is an emerging environmental concern, but current analytical
approaches are facing limitations in this size range. However, the coupling of nanoparticle …

Methodologies, technologies, and strategies for acoustic streaming-based acoustofluidics

M Stringer, Z Zeng, X Zhang, Y Chai, W Li… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Acoustofluidics offers contact-free manipulation of particles and fluids, enabling their uses in
various life sciences, such as for biological and medical applications. Recently, there have …

Perspective on light-induced transport of particles: from optical forces to phoretic motion

P Zemánek, G Volpe, A Jonáš… - Advances in Optics and …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Propulsive effects of light, which often remain unnoticed in our daily-life experience, manifest
themselves on spatial scales ranging from subatomic to astronomical. Light-mediated forces …

Microfluidic systems for particle capture and release: A review

L Gong, A Cretella, Y Lin - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2023 - Elsevier
Microfluidic technology has emerged as a promising tool in various applications, including
biosensing, disease diagnosis, and environmental monitoring. One of the notable features of …

Active microparticle manipulation: Recent advances

K Cheng, J Guo, Y Fu, J Guo - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021 - Elsevier
Microparticle manipulation is mainly needed in several applications like bioanalysis,
disease diagnosis, self-cleaning surfaces, as well as drug delivery. The movement of …

Portable battery-driven microfluidic cell separation instrument with multiple operational modes

N Xiang, Z Ni - Analytical Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Current microfluidic cell separation instruments are commonly bulky, expensive, and
inconvenient for use in resource-limited environments. Herein, we developed a low-cost …

Lab-on-a-Chip platforms for airborne particulate matter applications: a review of current perspectives

S Ezrre, MA Reyna, C Anguiano, RL Avitia, H Márquez - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lab-on-a-Chip (LoC) devices are described as versatile, fast, accurate, and low-cost
platforms for the handling, detection, characterization, and analysis of a wide range of …

High-throughput concentration of rare malignant tumor cells from large-volume effusions by multistage inertial microfluidics

N Xiang, Z Ni - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
On-chip concentration of rare malignant tumor cells (MTCs) in malignant pleural effusions
(MPEs) with a large volume is challenging. Previous microfluidic concentrators suffer from a …