Droplet-based microfluidics: applications in pharmaceuticals

TND Trinh, HDK Do, NN Nam, TT Dan, KTL Trinh… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Droplet-based microfluidics offer great opportunities for applications in various fields, such
as diagnostics, food sciences, and drug discovery. A droplet provides an isolated …

Open microfluidics: droplet microarrays as next generation multiwell plates for high throughput screening

R Strutt, B Xiong, VF Abegg, PS Dittrich - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Multiwell plates are prominent in the biological and chemical sciences; however, they face
limitations in terms of throughput and deployment in emerging bioengineering fields. Droplet …

A droplet robotic system enabled by electret-induced polarization on droplet

R Zhang, C Zhang, X Fan, CCK Au Yeung, H Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Robotics for scientific research are evolving from grasping macro-scale solid materials to
directly actuating micro-scale liquid samples. However, current liquid actuation mechanisms …

Fundamentals and Applications of Surface Wetting

T Josyula, L Kumar Malla, TM Thomas, SS Kalichetty… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
In an era defined by an insatiable thirst for sustainable energy solutions, responsible water
management, and cutting-edge lab-on-a-chip diagnostics, surface wettability plays a pivotal …

Magnetic liquid gating valve terminal for patterned droplet generation and transportation of highly viscous bioactive fluids

X Li, T Chen, Z Zheng, J Gao, Y Wu, X Wu, T Jiang… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As an open microfluidic technology with excellent anti‐fouling and energy‐saving
properties, liquid gating technology can selectively separate or transfer multiphase fluids …

Generation, migration, and coalescence of droplets: A state-of-the-art review from the perspectives of wettability, inertia, and electric field

MP Boruah, PR Randive, S Pati - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Generation, migration, and coalescence of droplets are some of the fundamental
phenomena observed in multiphase microfluidic devices that offer widespread application in …

Serial X-ray liquidography: multi-dimensional assay framework for exploring biomolecular structural dynamics with microgram quantities

SO Kim, SR Yun, H Lee, J Jo, DS Ahn, D Kim… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding protein structure and kinetics under physiological conditions is crucial for
elucidating complex biological processes. While time-resolved (TR) techniques have …

Topological wetting states of microdroplets on closed-loop structured surfaces: Breakdown of the Gibbs equation at the microscale

D Lin, S Wang, W Xu, Y Chen, P Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Microdroplets are a class of soft matter that has been extensively employed for chemical,
biochemical, and industrial applications. However, fabricating microdroplets with largely …

An investigative study into an oscillatory reaction in acoustically levitated droplets

R Songsaeng, NJ Goddard, R Gupta - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
For the first time we have studied an oscillatory chemical reaction (the well-known Belousov–
Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction) in acoustically levitated droplets. Acoustically levitated droplets …

On-chip droplet analysis and cell spheroid screening by capillary wrapping enabled shape-adaptive ferrofluid transporters

X Wang, X Li, A Pu, HB Shun, C Chen, L Ai, Z Tan… - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Non-invasive droplet manipulation with no physical damage to the sample is important for
the practical value of manipulation tools in multidisciplinary applications from biochemical …