A review of digital microfluidics as portable platforms for lab-on a-chip applications

E Samiei, M Tabrizian, M Hoorfar - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Following the development of microfluidic systems, there has been a high tendency towards
developing lab-on-a-chip devices for biochemical applications. A great deal of effort has …

A review of sorting, separation and isolation of cells and microbeads for biomedical applications: microfluidic approaches

A Dalili, E Samiei, M Hoorfar - Analyst, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Several biomedical analyses are performed on particular types of cells present in body
samples or using functionalized microparticles. Success in such analyses depends on the …

A review of polystyrene bead manipulation by dielectrophoresis

Q Chen, YJ Yuan - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Exploitation of the intrinsic electrical properties of particles has recently emerged as an
appealing approach for trapping and separating various scaled particles. Initiative particle …

A digital microfluidic system with 3D microstructures for single-cell culture

J Zhai, H Li, AHH Wong, C Dong, S Yi, Y Jia… - Microsystems & …, 2020 - nature.com
Despite the precise controllability of droplet samples in digital microfluidic (DMF) systems,
their capability in isolating single cells for long-time culture is still limited: typically, only a few …

Toward low‐voltage dielectrophoresis‐based microfluidic systems: A review

CJ Ramirez‐Murillo, JM de los Santos‐Ramirez… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dielectrophoretically driven microfluidic devices have demonstrated great applicability in
biomedical engineering, diagnostic medicine, and biological research. One of the potential …

Parametric study on the geometrical parameters of a lab-on-a-chip platform with tilted planar electrodes for continuous dielectrophoretic manipulation of microparticles

A Dalili, E Taatizadeh, H Tahmooressi, N Tasnim… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Advances in lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices have led to significant improvements in the on-
chip manipulation, separation, sorting, and isolation of particles and cells. Among various …

Integration of biosensors into digital microfluidics: impact of hydrophilic surface of biosensors on droplet manipulation

E Samiei, GS Luka, H Najjaran, M Hoorfar - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2016 - Elsevier
Several studies have been performed on the integration of biosensors into digital
microfluidics (DMF). Despite the general success in their detection capabilities, there are still …

Microfluidic separation of magnetic particles with soft magnetic microstructures

R Zhou, C Wang - Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2016 - Springer
This paper demonstrates simple and cost-effective microfluidic devices for enhanced
separation of magnetic particles by using soft magnetic microstructures. By injecting a …

Simulation and experimental validation of the interplay between dielectrophoretic and electroosmotic behavior of conductive and insulator particles for nanofabrication …

A Abdulhameed, MM Halim, IA Halin - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article, we investigated the different roles of dielectrophoresis (DEP) and AC
electroosmosis (ACEO) phenomena in manipulating conductive and insulator particles as …

Perspectives on digital microfluidics

SLS Freire - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2016 - Elsevier
Digital microfluidics (DMF) is a technique for manipulation of discrete droplets on a
substrate, which allows timed motion of fluids, with accurate control, representing an …