Emerging droplet microfluidics

L Shang, Y Cheng, Y Zhao - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Droplet microfluidics generates and manipulates discrete droplets through immiscible
multiphase flows inside microchannels. Due to its remarkable advantages, droplet …

Microfluidic fabrication of microparticles for biomedical applications

W Li, L Zhang, X Ge, B Xu, W Zhang, L Qu… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet microfluidics offers exquisite control over the flows of multiple fluids in microscale,
enabling fabrication of advanced microparticles with precisely tunable structures and …

Multiphase complex coacervate droplets

T Lu, E Spruijt - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020 - ACS Publications
Liquid–liquid phase separation plays an important role in cellular organization. Many
subcellular condensed bodies are hierarchically organized into multiple coexisting domains …

Microfluidic emulsification techniques for controllable emulsion production and functional microparticle synthesis

W Wang, BY Li, MJ Zhang, YY Su, DW Pan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Emulsions play important roles in template synthesis of functional microparticles for myriad
fields. The size, shape, composition and structure of emulsion droplets generally determine …

Core-shell microparticles: From rational engineering to diverse applications

X Zhang, Q Qu, A Zhou, Y Wang, J Zhang… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Core-shell microparticles, composed of solid, liquid, or gas bubbles surrounded by a
protective shell, are gaining considerable attention as intelligent and versatile carriers that …

Microfluidic assembly of monodisperse vesosomes as artificial cell models

NN Deng, M Yelleswarapu, L Zheng… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Vesosomes are nested liposomal structures with high potential as advanced drug delivery
vehicles, bioreactors and artificial cells. However, to date no method has been reported to …

Monodisperse uni-and multicompartment liposomes

NN Deng, M Yelleswarapu… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Liposomes are self-assembled phospholipid vesicles with great potential in fields ranging
from targeted drug delivery to artificial cells. The formation of liposomes using microfluidic …

Microfluidics for biosynthesizing: from droplets and vesicles to artificial cells

Y Ai, R Xie, J Xiong, Q Liang - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fabrication of artificial biomimetic materials has attracted abundant attention. As one of the
subcategories of biomimetic materials, artificial cells are highly significant for multiple …

Microfluidic synthesis of barcode particles for multiplex assays

Y Zhao, Y Cheng, L Shang, J Wang, Z Xie, Z Gu - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing use of high‐throughput assays in biomedical applications, including drug
discovery and clinical diagnostics, demands effective strategies for multiplexing. One …

Microfluidic production of multiple emulsions and functional microcapsules

TY Lee, TM Choi, TS Shim, RAM Frijns, SH Kim - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in microfluidics have enabled the controlled production of multiple-
emulsion drops with onion-like topology. The multiple-emulsion drops possess an intrinsic …