Controlled droplet microfluidic systems for multistep chemical and biological assays

TS Kaminski, P Garstecki - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet microfluidics is a relatively new and rapidly evolving field of science focused on
studying the hydrodynamics and properties of biphasic flows at the microscale, and on the …

Droplet microfluidics for microbiology: techniques, applications and challenges

TS Kaminski, O Scheler, P Garstecki - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet microfluidics has rapidly emerged as one of the key technologies opening up new
experimental possibilities in microbiology. The ability to generate, manipulate and monitor …

Concentration gradient generation methods based on microfluidic systems

X Wang, Z Liu, Y Pang - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Various concentration gradient generation methods based on microfluidic systems are
summarized in this paper. The review covers typical structural characteristics, gradient …

Emerging technologies for antibiotic susceptibility testing

B Behera, GKA Vishnu, S Chatterjee… - Biosensors and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Superbugs such as infectious bacteria pose a great threat to humanity due to an increase in
bacterial mortality leading to clinical treatment failure, lengthy hospital stay, intravenous …

Microfluidics for antibiotic susceptibility testing

W Postek, N Pacocha, P Garstecki - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The rise of antibiotic resistance is a threat to global health. Rapid and comprehensive
analysis of infectious strains is critical to reducing the global use of antibiotics, as informed …

Recent advances in the race to design a rapid diagnostic test for antimicrobial resistance

H Leonard, R Colodner, S Halachmi, E Segal - ACS sensors, 2018 - ACS Publications
Even with advances in antibiotic therapies, bacterial infections persistently plague society
and have amounted to one of the most prevalent issues in healthcare today. Moreover, the …

Microfluidic cell isolation technology for drug testing of single tumor cells and their clusters

SS Bithi, SA Vanapalli - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Drug assays with patient-derived cells such as circulating tumor cells requires manipulating
small sample volumes without loss of rare disease-causing cells. Here, we report an …

A microfluidic device for antimicrobial susceptibility testing based on a broth dilution method

WB Lee, CY Fu, WH Chang, HL You, CH Wang… - Biosensors and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial compounds is increasing at a faster rate than the
development of new antibiotics; this represents a critical challenge for clinicians worldwide …

Nanotechnology approaches for rapid detection and theranostics of antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections

S Saxena, K Punjabi, N Ahamad, S Singh… - ACS biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
As declared by WHO, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a high priority issue with a pressing
need to develop impactful technologies to curb it. The rampant and inappropriate use of …

Gravity-driven microfluidic assay for digital enumeration of bacteria and for antibiotic susceptibility testing

YT Kao, TS Kaminski, W Postek, J Guzowski… - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The alarming dynamics of antibiotic-resistant infections calls for the development of rapid
and point-of-care (POC) antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) methods. Here, we …