The electronic equipment developing towards miniaturization and high integration is facing
the danger of high heat flux and non-uniform temperature distribution which leads to the …

Droplet based microfluidics is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of research combining
soft matter physics, biochemistry and microsystems engineering. Its applications range from …

In this review we discuss the state of the art of the optical whole-field velocity measurement
technique micro-scale Particle Image Velocimetry (µPIV). µPIV is a useful tool for …

The integration of complete analyses systems “on chip” is one of the great potentials of
microfabricated devices. In this study we present a new pressure-driven microfabricated …

Recent developments in microflow cytometry have concentrated on advancing technology in
four main areas:(1) focusing the particles to be analyzed in the microfluidic channel,(2) …

Advances in microfluidic and nanofluidic technologies have been paralleled by advances in
methods for direct optical measurement of transport phenomena on these scales. A variety …

The reliable measurement of the 3D3C velocity field in microfluidic devices becomes more
and more important for future optimization and developments for lab-on-a-chip applications …

Microfluidics and photonics come together to form a field commonly referred to as
'optofluidics'. Flow cytometry provides the field with a technology base from which both …

A detailed measurement of the blood flow velocity profile in microchannels in vitro is
fundamental to better understand the biomechanics of microcirculation. Therefore it is very …

There is an increasing need to develop optofluidic flow cytometers. Optofluidics, where
optics and microfluidics work together to create novel functionalities on a small chip, holds …