Microcapsule production by droplet microfluidics: a review from the material science approach

M Duran, A Serrano, A Nikulin, JL Dauvergne… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last two decades, microfluidics has emerged as a powerful tool of high precision and
versatility, mainly applied to biomedicine. As a result of its strengths, the literature …

Optimizing the Production of Hydrogel Microspheres Using Microfluidic Chips: The Influence of Surface Treatment on Droplet Formation Mechanism

L Zhang, W Li, L Wei, Y Zhao, Y Qiu, H Liu, C Huang… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microfluidic chips have been widely applied in biology and medical research for stably
generating uniform droplets that can be solidified into hydrogel microspheres. However …

Alignment-free construction of double emulsion droplet generation devices incorporating surface wettability contrast

Y Aslan, O McGleish, J Reboud, JM Cooper - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Although polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a versatile and easy-to-use material for
microfluidics, its inherent hydrophobicity often necessitates specific hydrophilic treatment to …

Network-expandable polydimethylsiloxane for cost-free enhanced droplet yield and smart temperature control in microfluidics

L Zhang, Y Yan, Y Li, X Shi, L Xia, Q Wen, L Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrophilic surface modification of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) during bonding
compromises environmental robustness and aqueous phase manipulation in microfluidics …

Scalable preparation of macroporous collagen microgels by air bubble-induced breakup and ice templating

S Singh, WY Chu, RO Memar, A De Carlo… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Collagen I, the most abundant protein of the extracellular matrix, has found widespread use
in three-dimensional cell culture, and increasingly also in bioprinting and biofabrication …

Chameleon-Inspired Mechanochromic Photonic Elastomer with Brilliant Structural Color and Stable Optical Response for Human Motion Visualization

Y Zhao, K Zhao, Z Yu, C Ye - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Flexible and stretchable electronic devices are indispensable parts of wearable devices.
However, these electronics employ electrical transducing modes and lack the ability to …