Acoustofluidic precise manipulation: Recent advances in applications for micro/nano bioparticles

W Li, Z Yao, T Ma, Z Ye, K He, L Wang, H Wang… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Acoustofluidic technologies that integrate acoustic waves and microfluidic chips have been
widely used in bioparticle manipulation. As a representative technology, acoustic tweezers …

Single-Cell Mechanics: Structural Determinants and Functional Relevance

M Urbanska, J Guck - Annual Review of Biophysics, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The mechanical phenotype of a cell determines its ability to deform under force and is
therefore relevant to cellular functions that require changes in cell shape, such as migration …

Acoustophoretic characterization and separation of blood cells in acoustic impedance gradients

M Rezayati Charan, P Augustsson - Physical review applied, 2023 - APS
Single-cell phenotyping based on biophysical properties is a promising tool to distinguish
cell types and their response to a given condition, and charting such properties also enables …

Recent advances in deformation-assisted microfluidic cell sorting technologies

J Sun, X Huang, J Chen, R Xiang, X Ke, S Lin, W Xuan… - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Cell sorting is an essential prerequisite for cell research and has great value in life science
and clinical studies. Among the many microfluidic cell sorting technologies, label-free …

Bladder cancer cells interaction with lectin-coated surfaces under static and flow conditions

R Szydlak, IH Øvreeide, M Luty, T Zieliński… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aberrant expression of glycans, ie, oligosaccharide moiety covalently attached to proteins or
lipids, is characteristic of various cancers, including urothelial ones. The binding of lectins to …

On Chip Sorting of Stem Cell-Derived β Cell Clusters Using Traveling Surface Acoustic Waves

N Sethia, JS Rao, Z Khashim, AMR Schornack… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
There is a critical need for sorting complex materials, such as pancreatic islets of
Langerhans, exocrine acinar tissues, and embryoid bodies. These materials are cell …

Cell elasticity measurement and sorting based on microfluidic techniques: advances and applications

J Yang, Y Liu, B Li, J Li, S Yan, H Chen - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2024 - Elsevier
Cell elasticity serves as a crucial physical biomarker that reflects changes in cellular
structures and physiological states, providing key insights into cell behaviors. It links …

Acoustofluidic Diversity Achieved by Multiple Modes of Acoustic Waves Generated on Piezoelectric-Film-Coated Aluminum Sheets

Y Wang, X Li, H Meng, R Tao, J Qian, C Fu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Excitation of multiple acoustic wave modes on a single chip is beneficial to implement
diversified acoustofluidic functions. Conventional acoustic wave devices made of bulk …

Cost-effective microfluidic flow cytometry for precise and gentle cell sorting

C Yang, C He, H Zhuo, J Wang, T Yong, L Gan… - Lab on a Chip, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Microfluidic flow cytometry (MFCM) is considered to be an effective substitution for traditional
flow cytometry, since its advantages in higher integration, smaller device size, lower cost …

A microfluidic device integrating spiral focusing and micropillar filtration for Enhanced separation of Overlapping-Sized microparticles

J Chen, J Sun, R Xiang, L Fu, Y Zhang, X Huang… - Microchemical …, 2025 - Elsevier
Microfluidic separation technologies, which enable precise manipulation and separation of
microparticles based on various physical or chemical properties within microscale channels …