The rise of self-driving labs in chemical and materials sciences

M Abolhasani, E Kumacheva - Nature Synthesis, 2023 - nature.com
Accelerating the discovery of new molecules and materials, as well as developing green
and sustainable ways to synthesize them, will help to address global challenges in energy …

Recent advances in droplet microfluidics for single-cell analysis

Z Jiang, H Shi, X Tang, J Qin - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-cell manipulation and analysis is essential for studying many fundamental biological
processes and discovering cellular heterogeneity. Multi-parameter studies of intercellular …

Light-induced charged slippery surfaces

F Wang, M Liu, C Liu, Q Zhao, T Wang, Z Wang… - Science advances, 2022 - science.org
Slippery lubricant-infused porous (SLIPS) and superhydrophobic surfaces have emerged as
promising interfacial materials for various applications such as self-cleaning, anti-icing, and …

Microfluidics for drug development: from synthesis to evaluation

Y Liu, L Sun, H Zhang, L Shang, Y Zhao - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Drug development is a long process whose main content includes drug synthesis, drug
delivery, and drug evaluation. Compared with conventional drug development procedures …

Ferrofluids and bio-ferrofluids: Looking back and stepping forward

V Socoliuc, MV Avdeev, V Kuncser, R Turcu… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ferrofluids investigated along for about five decades are ultrastable colloidal suspensions of
magnetic nanoparticles, which manifest simultaneously fluid and magnetic properties. Their …

[HTML][HTML] Development of glass-based microfluidic devices: A review on its fabrication and biologic applications

S Aralekallu, R Boddula, V Singh - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
The advent of glass-based microfluidic devices further revolutionized in microfluidic
technology due to the several advantageous properties in terms of photonics, electronics …

Design of functional nanoparticles by microfluidic platforms as advanced drug delivery systems for cancer therapy

A Fabozzi, F Della Sala, M di Gennaro, M Barretta… - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoparticle systems are functional carriers that can be used in the cancer therapy field for
the delivery of a variety of hydrophobic and/or hydrophilic drugs. Recently, the advent of …

Trends in droplet microfluidics: From droplet generation to biomedical applications

Z Chen, S Kheiri, EWK Young, E Kumacheva - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Over the past decade, droplet microfluidics has attracted growing interest in biology,
medicine, and engineering. In this feature article, we review the advances in droplet …

Materials and methods for droplet microfluidic device fabrication

KS Elvira, F Gielen, SSH Tsai, AM Nightingale - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the first reports two decades ago, droplet-based systems have emerged as a
compelling tool for microbiological and (bio) chemical science, with droplet flow providing …

Recent progress of microfluidic reactors for biomedical applications

H Shi, K Nie, B Dong, M Long, H Xu, Z Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Lab-on-a-chip has evolved into a powerful analytical tool that combines multiple disciplines
for biomedical research. The microfluidic reactor in lab-on-a-chip is regarded as a critical …