[HTML][HTML] dPCR: a technology review

PL Quan, M Sauzade, E Brouzes - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (dPCR) is a novel method for the absolute quantification
of target nucleic acids. Quantification by dPCR hinges on the fact that the random …

The importance of microfluidics for the preparation of nanoparticles as advanced drug delivery systems

JP Martins, G Torrieri, HA Santos - Expert opinion on drug delivery, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Nanoparticles are anticipated to overcome persistent challenges in efficient
drug delivery, but the limitations associated with conventional methods of preparation are …

High-throughput production of satellite-free droplets through a parallelized microfluidic deterministic lateral displacement device

N Tottori, T Nisisako - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2018 - Elsevier
We present a parallel numbering-up device for microfluidic production of satellite droplet-
free emulsions. The device consists of two stacked layers made of polydimethylsiloxane …

Droplet microfluidics in thermoplastics: device fabrication, droplet generation, and content manipulation using integrated electric and magnetic fields

V Sahore, SR Doonan, RC Bailey - Analytical methods, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We have developed droplet microfluidic devices in thermoplastics and demonstrated the
integration of key functional components that not only facilitate droplet generation, but also …

Automated dimensioning of networked labs-on-chip

A Grimmer, W Haselmayr, R Wille - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Two-phase flow microfluidics is a sophisticated and frequently applied Labs-on-Chip (LoC)
technology as they allow to automatically conduct medical/biochemical experiments. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Electrically controlled mass transport into microfluidic droplets from nanodroplet carriers with application in controlled nanoparticle flow synthesis

T Gu, C Zheng, F He, Y Zhang, SA Khan, TA Hatton - Lab on a Chip, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Microfluidic droplets have been applied extensively as reaction vessels in a wide variety of
chemical and biological applications. Typically, once the droplets are formed in a flow …

Manipulation and separation of oil droplets by using asymmetric nano-orifice induced DC dielectrophoretic method

K Zhao, D Li - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2018 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Emulsion droplets are versatile tools in chemical and biological fields and the
separation of emulsion droplets is one of the most crucial steps in research and industry …

Bubble–bubble pinch-off in symmetric and asymmetric microfluidic expansion channels for ordered foam generation

D Vecchiolla, V Giri, SL Biswal - Soft Matter, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
By incorporating the techniques of geometrically mediated splitting and bubble–bubble
breakup, the present work offers a novel microfluidic foam generation system via production …

Synchronous magnetic control of water droplets in bulk ferrofluid

G Katsikis, A Breant, A Rinberg, M Prakash - Soft matter, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a microfluidic platform for magnetic manipulation of water droplets immersed in
bulk oil-based ferrofluid. Although non-magnetic, the droplets are exclusively controlled by …

Photothermal generation of programmable microbubble array on nanoporous gold disks

J Li, F Zhao, Y Deng, D Liu, CH Chen, WC Shih - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We present a novel technique to generate microbubbles photothermally by continuous-wave
laser irradiation of nanoporous gold disk (NPGD) array covered microfluidic channels. When …