Miniaturizing chemistry and biology using droplets in open systems

Y Zeng, JW Khor, TL van Neel, W Tu… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Open droplet microfluidic systems manipulate droplets on the picolitre-to-microlitre scale in
an open environment. They combine the compartmentalization and control offered by …

Novel pumping methods for microfluidic devices: a comprehensive review

AP Iakovlev, AS Erofeev, PV Gorelkin - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review is an account of methods that use various strategies to control microfluidic flow
control with high accuracy. The reviewed systems are divided into two large groups based …

Droplet-based microfluidics: applications in pharmaceuticals

TND Trinh, HDK Do, NN Nam, TT Dan, KTL Trinh… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Droplet-based microfluidics offer great opportunities for applications in various fields, such
as diagnostics, food sciences, and drug discovery. A droplet provides an isolated …

A microfluidic manipulation platform based on droplet mixing technology

M Wang, Q Fu, R Liu, C Wang, X Li, X Sun… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
A microfluidic manipulation platform, utilizing droplet mixing technology in conjunction with
piezoelectric actuation, has been constructed. This integration facilitates the realization of …

Recent advances in microfluidics by tuning wetting behaviors

Q Zeng, B Wang, Z Guo - Materials Today Physics, 2024 - Elsevier
Wettability and microfluidics are inextricably linked, and the wettability-based approach to
microfluidics exhibits considerable potential. In addition to microfluidics, there has been a …

Open microfluidics: droplet microarrays as next generation multiwell plates for high throughput screening

R Strutt, B Xiong, VF Abegg, PS Dittrich - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Multiwell plates are prominent in the biological and chemical sciences; however, they face
limitations in terms of throughput and deployment in emerging bioengineering fields. Droplet …

Preparation of microstructure controllable Al/WO3/F2603 MICs by droplet microfluidic technology to improve combustion performance

J Zhou, Q Pan, X Guo, J Nie, R Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The microstructure of metastable intermolecular composites (MICs) is crucial for their energy
release and combustion performance. In this paper, Al/WO 3/F 2603 composites with …

Droplets in open microfluidics: generation, manipulation, and application in cell analysis

J Lin, Y Hou, Q Zhang, JM Lin - Lab on a Chip, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Open droplet microfluidics is an emerging technology that generates, manipulates, and
analyzes droplets in open configuration systems. Droplets function as miniaturized reactors …

Regulation of self-assembled microsphere structure and performance through binder synergy

S Du, F Wang, J Yang, Z Xue, Y Lei, R Gao… - Advanced Powder …, 2024 - Elsevier
Composite energetic material structure plays a critical role in combustion and detonation
performance. In this study, boron (B)/copper oxide (CuO) composite microspheres with …

Inversely Finding Peculiar Reaction Conditions toward Microfluidic Droplet Synthesis

T Akitsu - Reactions, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the development of microfluidics, there are increasing reports of syntheses using not
only conventional laminar flow at the microscale, but also the dissociation and aggregation …