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

Advanced 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, Jie Yu, Jingxue Li, Yixue Chen, Mengle Peng, Yifan Xu, Yongjun Wu, Lihua Ding, Sitian He   +8 more
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A centrifugo-magnetically actuated gas micropump [PDF]

, 2006
This paper describes a novel gas micropump on a centrifugal microfluidic platform. The pump is integrated on a passive and microstructured polymer disk which is sealed with an elastomer lid featuring paramagnetic inlays.
Ducrée, Jens, Haeberle, S., Schmitt, N., Zengerle, Roland   +3 more
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Numerical and Experimental Study of Mixing Characteristics in a Spiral Micromixer

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume 21, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT Significant enhancement of mixing performance can be achieved by Dean vortices in spiral channels. In order to deeply explore the mixing mechanisms and variation laws in spiral micromixers, this work designed a spiral micromixer and adopted a combined method of experiments and numerical simulations to analyze the mixing performance and ...
Anming Yang, Shiqing Zheng
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Micromixers simulation [PDF]

, 2009
This paper was presented at the 2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2009), which was held at Brunel University, West London, UK. The conference was organised by Brunel University and supported by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, IPEM, the ...
2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2009), Dekterev, AA, Gavrilov, AA, Minakov, AV, Rudyak, VY   +4 more
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3D Multi-Microchannel Helical Mixer Fabricated by Femtosecond Laser inside Fused Silica

Micromachines, 2018
Three-dimensional (3D) multi-microchannel mixers can meet the requirements of different combinations according to actual needs. Rapid and simple creation of 3D multi-microchannel mixers in a “lab-on-a-chip” platform is a significant challenge in ...
Chao Shan, Feng Chen, Qing Yang, Zhuangde Jiang, Xun Hou   +4 more
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Lipid Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery: Overcoming Challenges and Unlocking New Frontiers

Small Structures, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2026.
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have revolutionized nucleic acid delivery, yet challenges in formulation, stability, and targeted efficacy persist. This review explores how advances in microfluidic manufacturing, precision targeting, and endosomal escape are reshaping LNP design.
Jordan Kambanis, Lauren A. Lowe, Jingyi Yao, Zhenxu Yang, Shaoxue Zeng, Ken‐Tye Yong, Ling Zhu, Yi Shen   +7 more
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Optimized Simulation and Validation of Particle Advection in Asymmetric Staggered Herringbone Type Micromixers [PDF]

, 2014
This paper presents and compares two different strategies in the numerical simulation of passive microfluidic mixers based on chaotic advection. In addition to flow velocity field calculations, concentration distributions of molecules and trajectories of
Fürjes, Péter, Holczer, Eszter Gabriella, Iván, Kristóf, L. Tóth, Eszter   +3 more
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Micropatterned Surfaces with Unidirectional Wetting Properties for Liquid Transport

Small Structures, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2026.
Micropatterned surfaces that guide droplets in a single direction are gaining attention for their role in liquid transport. This review explores how surface designs enable such behavior, from gravity‐driven flow to stimulus‐responsive movement. It also discusses fabrication techniques, design challenges, and emerging strategies to advance directional ...
Elham Lori Zoudani, Prabuddha De Saram, Stefanie Feih, Hoang Huy Vu, Nam‐Trung Nguyen, Navid Kashaninejad   +5 more
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Enhancing Microfluidic Systems’ Mixing Efficiency Using Design Models with Convergent–Divergent Sinusoidal Microchannel Walls: Experimental Investigations Based on Entropy Minimization Flow Structures

Engineering Proceedings
This study presents an innovative passive micromixer design featuring convergent–divergent sinusoidal walls, evaluated using the Villermaux–Dushman protocol.
Kingsley Safo, Joshua Anani, Ahmed H. El-Shazly   +2 more
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Advances in the Development of Lipid Nanoparticles for mRNA Delivery

Small Structures, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2026.
This review provides an integrated overview of mRNA–lipid nanoparticle (LNP) design, including lipid composition, scalable manufacturing, and structure–activity relationships. We highlight strategies for targeted delivery, physicochemical tuning, and high‐throughput screening such as DNA barcoding.
Xing Wang, Letao Xu, Zhenwei Lan, Yue Hui, Yun Liu, Guangze Yang, Chun‐Xia Zhao   +6 more
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