The manipulation of cells and particles suspended in viscoelastic fluids in microchannels
has drawn increasing attention, in part due to the ability for single-stream three-dimensional …

Unmasking the subtleties of the immune system requires both a comprehensive knowledge
base and the ability to interrogate that system with intimate sensitivity. That task, to a …

Infectious disease outbreaks have caused thousands of deaths and hospitalizations, along
with severe negative global economic impacts. Among these, infections caused by …

The analysis of aggregates of therapeutic proteins is crucial in order to ensure efficacy and
patient safety. Typically, the analysis is performed in the finished formulation to ensure that …

Point-of-care sensors that enable the fast collection of information relevant to a patient's
health state can facilitate improved health access, reduce healthcare costs and improve the …

Bloodstream infections (BSI) are a leading cause of death worldwide. The lack of timely and
reliable diagnostic practices is an ongoing issue for managing BSI. The current gold …

Massive growth of the microfluidics field has triggered numerous advances in focusing,
separating, ordering, concentrating, and mixing of microparticles. Microfluidic systems …

Sepsis is a common and often deadly systemic response to an infection, usually caused by
bacteria. The gold standard for finding the causing pathogen in a blood sample is blood …

Over the past two decades, inertial microfluidics, which works at an intermediate range of
Reynolds number (∼ 1< Re<∼ 100), has been widely used for particle separation due to its …

A more effective treatment of bacteremia requires a diagnostic platform that is both sensitive,
accurate and rapid. Currently, clinical laboratory techniques require growth of bacteria prior …