[HTML][HTML] Review of the role of surfactant dynamics in drop microfluidics

NM Kovalchuk, MJ Simmons - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Surfactants are employed in microfluidic systems not just for drop stabilisation, but also to
study local phenomena in industrial processes. On the scale of a single drop, these include …

Droplet microfluidics for CTC-based liquid biopsy: a review

L Jiang, H Yang, W Cheng, Z Ni, N Xiang - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are important biomarkers of liquid biopsy. The number and
heterogeneity of CTCs play an important role in cancer diagnosis and personalized …

Ensemble latent assimilation with deep learning surrogate model: application to drop interaction in a microfluidics device

Y Zhuang, S Cheng, N Kovalchuk, M Simmons… - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A major challenge in the field of microfluidics is to predict and control drop interactions. This
work develops an image-based data-driven model to forecast drop dynamics based on …

Microfluidic systems for microalgal biotechnology: A review

HS Kim, TP Devarenne, A Han - Algal research, 2018 - Elsevier
Microalgae have a demonstrated potential as producers of high-quality renewable biofuel
feedstocks as well as other high-value chemicals. However, significant improvements from …

High‐throughput droplet microfluidics screening platform for selecting fast‐growing and high lipid‐producing microalgae from a mutant library

HS Kim, SC Hsu, SI Han, HR Thapa, AR Guzman… - Plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Biofuels derived from microalgal lipids have demonstrated a promising potential as future
renewable bioenergy. However, the production costs for microalgae‐based biofuels are not …

Droplet detection and sorting system in microfluidics: a review

C Huang, Y Jiang, Y Li, H Zhang - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since being invented, droplet microfluidic technologies have been proven to be perfect tools
for high-throughput chemical and biological functional screening applications, and they …

An ultra high-efficiency droplet microfluidics platform using automatically synchronized droplet pairing and merging

H Zhang, AR Guzman, JA Wippold, Y Li, J Dai… - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet microfluidics systems hold great promise in their ability to conduct high-throughput
assays for a broad range of life science applications. Despite their promise in the field and …

A droplet microfluidics platform for rapid microalgal growth and oil production analysis

HS Kim, AR Guzman, HR Thapa… - Biotechnology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Microalgae have emerged as a promising source for producing future renewable biofuels.
Developing better microalgal strains with faster growth and higher oil production rates is one …

Raman spectroscopy compatible PDMS droplet microfluidic culture and analysis platform towards on-chip lipidomics

HS Kim, SC Waqued, DT Nodurft, TP Devarenne… - Analyst, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Lipids produced by microalgae are viewed as a potential renewable alternative to fossil
fuels, however, significant improvements in productivity are required for microalgal biofuels …

In-droplet cell concentration using dielectrophoresis

SI Han, HS Kim, A Han - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2017 - Elsevier
Concentrating cells or adjusting the concentration of cells are one of the most fundamental
steps in cell biology experiments, and are typically achieved through centrifugation …