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Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry, 2020 Acoustic microfluidic devices are powerful tools that use sound waves to manipulate micro- or nanoscale objects or fluids in analytical chemistry and biomedicine. Their simple device designs, biocompatible and contactless operation, and label-free nature are all characteristics that make acoustic microfluidic devices ideal platforms for fundamental ...
Peiran, Zhang +3 more
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Photopyroelectric microfluidics [PDF]
Science Advances, 2020 A “magic” wetting-proof hand is presented to navigate, fuse, pinch, and cleave fluids with a beam of light.
Wei Li, Xin Tang, Liqiu Wang
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Printing of vessels for small functional tissues – a preliminary study
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2020 Vascularization of bioprinted constructs to ensure sufficient nutrient supply still remains to be a significant task in the tissue engineering community.
Polley Christian +5 more
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Advances in Microtechnology for Improved Cytotoxicity Assessment
Frontiers in Materials, 2020 In vitro cytotoxicity testing is essential in the pharmaceutical and environmental industry to study the effects of potential harmful compounds for human health.
Maite Garcia-Hernando +4 more
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A Colorimetric Dip Strip Assay for Detection of Low Concentrations of Phosphate in Seawater
Sensors, 2021 Nutrient pollution remains one of the greatest threats to water quality and imposes numerous public health and ecological concerns. Phosphate, the most common form of phosphorus, is one of the key nutrients necessary for plant growth.
Hojat Heidari-Bafroui +3 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2020 AbstractSince their initial description in 2005, biomaterials that are patterned to contain microfluidic networks (“microfluidic biomaterials”) have emerged as promising scaffolds for a variety of tissue engineering and related applications. This class of materials is characterized by the ability to be readily perfused.
Joe Tien, Yoseph W. Dance
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Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2023 Photobiomodulation, the light stimulation of regenerative active cells, offers great potential for promoting tissue repair and regeneration. In this study, we show the design and fabrication of two microchannel devices for light stimulation of cell ...
Thürling Mario +4 more
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Microfluidic sterilization [PDF]
Biomicrofluidics, 2014 Nowadays, microfluidics is attracting more and more attentions in the biological society and has provided powerful solutions for various applications. This paper reported a microfluidic strategy for aqueous sample sterilization. A well-designed small microchannel with a high hydrodynamic resistance was used to function as an in-chip pressure regulator.
Rui, Zhang +10 more
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013 Although the field of microfluidics has made significant progress in bringing new tools to address biological questions, the accessibility and adoption of microfluidics within the life sciences are still limited. Open microfluidic systems have the potential to lower the barriers to adoption, but the absence of robust design rules has hindered their use.
Benjamin P, Casavant +10 more
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Small, 2023 AbstractA cross‐comparison of three stop‐flow configurations—such as low‐pressure (LSF), high‐pressure open‐circuit (OC‐HSF), and high‐pressure short‐circuit (SC‐HSF) stop‐flow—is presented to rapidly bring a high velocity flow O(m s−1) within a microchannel to a standstill O(µm s−1).
Mehmet Akif Sahin +2 more
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