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Droplet Digital CRISPR for Nucleic Acid Detection

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 14, 9 March 2026.
This review outlines recent advances in droplet digital CRISPR technology for nucleic acid detection, combining CRISPR specificity with droplet digital‐based absolute quantification. It summarizes core principles, amplification‐assisted and amplification‐free strategies, and representative DNA and RNA biomarker applications.
Yang Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomimetic Membrane Interface Technologies for Detection and Isolation of CTCs and EVs: Advances and Opportunities in Liquid Biopsy

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 13, 3 March 2026.
Biomimetic membrane interface engineering constructs functionalized detection platforms by integrating natural cell membranes, synthetic lipids, or hybrid membranes. This strategy effectively reduces background interference and enables efficient target capture and analysis, showing broad applications in circulating tumor cell separation, extracellular ...
Duo Liu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced Trapping with an Optimized Graphene‐Based Bowtie Plasmonic Nanotweezer: Design, Analysis, and Bioanalytical Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Photonics Research, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2026.
A graphene‐based bowtie plasmonic nanotweezer is designed and optimized using particle swarm optimization and transfer matrix analysis. The structure achieves strong field confinement, delivering trapping forces up to 6 nN W−1 for 10 nm bioparticles with sixfold lower power requirements than conventional designs.
Saba Ebrahimpanah   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microfluidic single‐cell technologies for immunotherapeutic target discovery: From design concepts to preclinical applications

open access: yesVIEW, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
Immunotherapy leverages the immune system to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases but is hindered by cellular heterogeneity in tissues and immune landscapes. Single‐cell technologies, particularly microfluidic‐enabled omics, revolutionize disease understanding by resolving this complexity at unprecedented resolution.
Haopu Wang, Kangfu Chen, Zongjie Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence‐powered microscopy: Transforming the landscape of parasitology

open access: yesJournal of Microscopy, Volume 301, Issue 2, Page 280-329, February 2026.
Abstract Microscopy and image analysis play a vital role in parasitology research; they are critical for identifying parasitic organisms and elucidating their complex life cycles. Despite major advancements in imaging and analysis, several challenges remain. These include the integration of interdisciplinary data; information derived from various model
Mariana De Niz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laser-Inscribed Glass Microfluidic Device for Non-Mixing Flow of Miscible Solvents

open access: yesMicromachines, 2018
In recent years, there has been significant research on integrated microfluidic devices. Microfluidics offer an advantageous platform for the parallel laminar flow of adjacent solvents of potential use in modern chemistry and biology.
Valeria Italia   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optical Properties of Buffers and Cell Culture Media for Optofluidic and Sensing Applications

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2019
Interactions between light and various cells in cultures, such as bacteria or mammalian cells, are widely applied for optical sensors and optofluidic systems.
Van Thuy Hoang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparative Analysis of Plasmonic and Dielectric Metasurface Sensing Platforms Powered by Bound States in the Continuum

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 9, 29 January 2026.
This work reveals a fundamental trade‐off between plasmonic and dielectric metasurfaces for molecular sensing. A clear performance crossover is identified: dielectric metasurfaces excel in air, while plasmonic metasurfaces dominate in lossy solvents. These results establish design rules for infrared metasurface sensors and enable optimized performance ...
Tao Jiang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging Trends in Nanophotonic Systems for Sustainable and Resilient Societies

open access: yesAdvanced Sensor Research, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2026.
Nanophotonics provides a versatile platform for addressing emerging safety challenges, enabling real–time sensing, secure authentication, and adaptive vision control. This review highlights recent advances in nanophotonic materials and structures that translate nanoscale light–matter interactions into safety–critical applications, paving the way for ...
Hyun Min Kim   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optofluidic Single-Cell Genome Amplification of Sub-micron Bacteria in the Ocean Subsurface

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Optofluidic single-cell genome amplification was used to obtain genome sequences from sub-micron cells collected from the euphotic and mesopelagic zones of the northwestern Sargasso Sea.
Zachary C. Landry   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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