Drug screening on digital microfluidics for cancer precision medicine. [PDF]
Drug screening based on in-vitro primary tumor cell culture has demonstrated potential in personalized cancer diagnosis. However, the limited number of tumor cells, especially from patients with early stage cancer, has hindered the widespread application
Zhai J +21 more
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All-in-One Digital Microfluidics System for Molecular Diagnosis with Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification [PDF]
In this study, an “all-in-one” digital microfluidics (DMF) system was developed for automatic and rapid molecular diagnosis and integrated with magnetic bead-based nucleic acid extraction, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), and real-time ...
Siyi Hu +8 more
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Fabrication of Transparent and Flexible Digital Microfluidics Devices [PDF]
This study proposed a fabrication method for thin, film-based, transparent, and flexible digital microfluidic devices. A series of characterizations were also conducted with the fabricated digital microfluidic devices.
Jianchen Cai +6 more
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Digital Microfluidics for Single Bacteria Capture and Selective Retrieval Using Optical Tweezers [PDF]
When screening microbial populations or consortia for interesting cells, their selective retrieval for further study can be of great interest. To this end, traditional fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) and optical tweezers (OT) enabled methods ...
Phalguni Tewari Kumar +8 more
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Digital microfluidics-based digital counting of single-cell copy number variation (dd-scCNV Seq). [PDF]
Significance Single-cell copy number variations (CNVs) reflect genetic variation and evolutionary. The accuracy of copy number variations counting relies on the fidelity of single-cell genome amplification.
Yu X +12 more
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Conquering the Tyranny of Number With Digital Microfluidics [PDF]
The development of large-scale integration based on soft lithography has ushered a new revolution in microfluidics. This technology, however, relies inherently on pneumatic control of micromechanical valves that require air pressure to operate, while ...
Ya-Tang Yang, Tsung-Yi Ho
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An automated nucleic acid detection platform using digital microfluidics with an optimized Cas12a system. [PDF]
Outbreaks of both influenza virus and the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 are serious threats to human health and life. It is very important to establish a rapid, accurate test with large-scale detection potential to prevent the further spread of the ...
Sun Z +11 more
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Deep Learning-Assisted Label-Free Parallel Cell Sorting with Digital Microfluidics. [PDF]
Sorting specific cells from heterogeneous samples is important for research and clinical applications. In this work, a novel label‐free cell sorting method is presented that integrates deep learning image recognition with microfluidic manipulation to ...
Guo Z +12 more
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Characterization of Inkjet-Printed Digital Microfluidics Devices [PDF]
Digital microfluidics (DMF) devices enable precise manipulation of small liquid volumes in point-of-care testing. A printed circuit board (PCB) substrate is commonly utilized to build DMF devices.
Shiyu Chen +3 more
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Machine vision-based driving and feedback scheme for digital microfluidics system
A digital microfluidic system based on electrowetting-on-dielectric is a new technology for controlling microliter-sized droplets on a plane. By applying a voltage signal to an electrode, the droplets can be controlled to move, merge, and split.
Luo Zhijie +6 more
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