Recent progress in reverse osmosis (RO) technology is not limited to RO membrane
materials, module designs and RO process optimization. It involves prior feed treatment …

Several biomedical analyses are performed on particular types of cells present in body
samples or using functionalized microparticles. Success in such analyses depends on the …

Porous polymeric membranes have shown great potential in biological and biomedical
applications such as tissue engineering, bioseparation, and biosensing, due to their …

Membranes play a crucial role in many microfluidic systems, enabling versatile applications
in highly diverse research fields. However, the tight and robust integration of membranes …

Membrane fouling is seen as the main culprit that hinders the widespread of membrane
application in liquid-based filtration. Therefore, fouling management is key for the successful …

Porous membrane materials at the micro/nanoscale have exhibited practical and potential
value for extensive biological and medical applications associated with filtration and …

Isolation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood has long been a challenge due to the
rarity and heterogeneity of these cells. Detection technologies have predominantly focused …

Inoculation of single cells into separate culture chambers is one of the key requirements in
single-cell analysis. This paper reports an innovative microfluidic chip integrating two …

In the present study, we introduce a new concept termed frequency hopping
dielectrophoresis (DEP) to enable a tunable microfluidic platform for microscale particle …

Advances in lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices have led to significant improvements in the on-
chip manipulation, separation, sorting, and isolation of particles and cells. Among various …