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High-sensitivity microfluidic calorimeters for biological and chemical applications [PDF]
, 2009 High-sensitivity microfluidic calorimeters raise the prospect of achieving high-throughput biochemical measurements with minimal sample consumption. However, it has been challenging to realize microchip-based calorimeters possessing both high sensitivity
B. W. Axelrod +13 more
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The upcoming 3D-printing revolution in microfluidics.
Lab on a Chip, 2016 In the last two decades, the vast majority of microfluidic systems have been built in poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) by soft lithography, a technique based on PDMS micromolding.
N. Bhattacharjee +3 more
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Understanding and measuring mechanical signals in the tumor stroma
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.This review discusses cancer‐associated fibroblast subtypes and their functions, particularly in relation to extracellular matrix production, as well as the development of 3D models to study tumor stroma mechanics in vitro. Several quantitative techniques to measure tissue mechanical properties are also described, to emphasize the diagnostic and ...
Fàtima de la Jara Ortiz +3 more
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A robotics platform for automated batch fabrication of high density, microfluidics-based DNA microarrays, with applications to single cell, multiplex assays of secreted proteins [PDF]
, 2011 Microfluidics flow-patterning has been utilized for the construction of chip-scale miniaturized DNA and protein barcode arrays. Such arrays have been used for specific clinical and fundamental investigations in which many proteins are assayed from single
Ahmad, Habib +6 more
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Bioprocess microfluidics: applying microfluidic devices for bioprocessing
Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2017 Scale-down approaches have long been applied in bioprocessing to resolve scale-up problems. Miniaturized bioreactors have thrived as a tool to obtain process relevant data during early-stage process development. Microfluidic devices are an attractive alternative in bioprocessing development due to the high degree of control over process variables ...
Marco P.C. Marques, Nicolas Szita
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.The tumor microenvironment is a dynamic, multifaceted complex system of interdependent cellular, biochemical, and biophysical components. Three‐dimensional in vitro models of the tumor microenvironment enable a better understanding of these interactions and their impact on cancer progression and therapeutic resistance.
Salma T. Rafik +3 more
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In vitro release of chlorhexidine from UV-cured PEGDA drug delivery scaffolds
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2021 Drug delivery systems (DDS) are suitable for controlled local drug release in order to ensure safety and effectiveness of medical treatment. The choice and characterization of biomaterials that can be used as a DDS is a challenging step in the ...
Rekowska Natalia +6 more
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Mithramycin encapsulated in polymeric micelles by microfluidic technology as novel therapeutic protocol for beta-thalassemia [PDF]
, 2012 This report shows that the DNA-binding drug, mithramycin, can be efficiently encapsulated in polymeric micelles (PM-MTH), based on Pluronic® block copolymers, by a new microfluidic approach.
Brognara, Eleonora +8 more
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Microfluidics: Innovations in Materials and Their Fabrication and Functionalization.
Analytical Chemistry, 2019 Microfluidics is a growing field of study because these devices offer novel and versatile approaches for addressing a range of scientific problems.
J. B. Nielsen +5 more
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Motion in microfluidic ratchets [PDF]
Lab on a Chip, 2016 In this Focus article we discuss recent advances in the use of ratchet-like geometries in microfluidics which could open new avenues in biomedicine for applications in diagnosis, cancer biology, and bioengineering.
D. Caballero +3 more
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