This review focuses on the development of surface acoustic wave-enabled acoustic drop
ejection (SAW-ADE) technology, which utilizes surface acoustic waves to eject droplets from …

Acoustofluidics offers contact-free manipulation of particles and fluids, enabling their uses in
various life sciences, such as for biological and medical applications. Recently, there have …

The introduction of surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology on microfluidics has shown its
powerfully controlling and actuating fluid and particle capability in a micro-nano scale, such …

Superhydrophobic coatings and slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) have
shown their potentials in self-cleaning, anti-icing, anti-erosion, and antibiofouling …

In this paper, we explore the acoustofluidic performance of zinc oxide (ZnO) thin-film surface
acoustic wave (SAW) devices fabricated on flexible and bendable thin aluminum (Al) …

The rapid development of microfluidics has significantly highlighted the role of surface
acoustic waves (SAWs) in microfluidic actuation. SAW influences droplet manipulation …

Temperature control within a microreactor is critical for biochemical and biomedical
applications. Recently acoustothermal heating using surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices …

Ice accretion on economically valuable and strategically important surfaces poses significant
challenges. Current anti-/de-icing techniques often have critical issues regarding their …

Interdigitated transducers (IDTs) were originally designed as delay lines for radars. Half a
century later, they have found new life as actuators for microfluidic systems. By generating …

An effective method to deliver plasma‐activated water onto contaminated surfaces is with a
surface acoustic wave (SAW) nebulizer that can efficiently produce plasma‐activated …