Emerging aqueous two-phase systems: from fundamentals of interfaces to biomedical applications

Y Chao, HC Shum - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) have been recognized for their applications in
extraction, separation, purification, and enrichment of (bio) molecules and cells. Recently …

Microfluidics-enabled soft manufacture of materials with tailorable wettability

P Zhu, L Wang - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microfluidics and wettability are interrelated and mutually reinforcing fields, experiencing
synergistic growth. Surface wettability is paramount in regulating microfluidic flows for …

Building micro-capsules using water-in-water emulsion droplets as templates

A Perro, N Coudon, JP Chapel, N Martin… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of templates in materials chemistry is a well-established approach for producing
membrane-bounded hollow spheres used for microencapsulation applications, but also in …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering coacervate droplets towards the building of multiplex biomimetic protocells

H Wu, Y Qiao - Supramolecular Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The origin of life on Earth remains one of the biggest open questions in science. Despite
recent advances in molecular mechanism of cell biology, a large blind spot still exists …

Aqueous Two‐Phase Enabled Low Viscosity 3D (LoV3D) Bioprinting of Living Matter

M Becker, M Gurian, M Schot, J Leijten - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Embedded 3D bioprinting has great value for the freeform fabrication of living matter.
However, embedded 3D bioprinting is currently limited to highly viscous liquid baths or …

Pulsatile flow in microfluidic systems

B Dincau, E Dressaire, A Sauret - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This review describes the current knowledge and applications of pulsatile flow in microfluidic
systems. Elements of fluid dynamics at low Reynolds number are first described in the …

Capillary‐Based Microfluidics—Coflow, Flow‐Focusing, Electro‐Coflow, Drops, Jets, and Instabilities

J Guerrero, YW Chang, AA Fragkopoulos… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Capillary‐based microfluidics is a great technique to produce monodisperse and complex
emulsions and particulate suspensions. In this review, the current understanding of drop and …

A microfluidic strategy for controllable generation of water‐in‐water droplets as biocompatible microcarriers

HT Liu, H Wang, WB Wei, H Liu, L Jiang, JH Qin - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Droplet microfluidics has been widely applied in functional microparticles fabricating, tissue
engineering, and drug screening due to its high throughput and great controllability …

Microfluidic-assisted synthesis and modeling of stimuli-responsive monodispersed chitosan microgels for drug delivery applications

O Sartipzadeh, SM Naghib, F Haghiralsadat… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Droplet microfluidic has been established to synthesize and functionalize
micro/nanoparticles for drug delivery and screening, biosensing, cell/tissue engineering, lab …

Responsive Janus and Cerberus emulsions via temperature-induced phase separation in aqueous polymer mixtures

M Pavlovic, M Antonietti, BVKJ Schmidt… - Journal of colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Complex aqueous emulsions represent a promising material platform for the encapsulation
of cells, pharmaceuticals, or nutrients, for the fabrication of structured particles, as well as for …