Advances in passively driven microfluidics and lab-on-chip devices: A comprehensive literature review and patent analysis

V Narayanamurthy, ZE Jeroish, KS Bhuvaneshwari… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of passively driven microfluidic labs on chips has been increasing over the
years. In the passive approach, the microfluids are usually driven and operated without any …

Novel pumping methods for microfluidic devices: a comprehensive review

AP Iakovlev, AS Erofeev, PV Gorelkin - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review is an account of methods that use various strategies to control microfluidic flow
control with high accuracy. The reviewed systems are divided into two large groups based …

Multi-organs-on-chips: towards long-term biomedical investigations

Y Zhao, RK Kankala, SB Wang, AZ Chen - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
With advantageous features such as minimizing the cost, time, and sample size
requirements, organ-on-a-chip (OOC) systems have garnered enormous interest from …

Pumps for microfluidic cell culture

CK Byun, K Abi‐Samra, YK Cho, S Takayama - Electrophoresis, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In comparison to traditional in vitro cell culture in Petri dishes or well plates, cell culture in
microfluidic‐based devices enables better control over chemical and physical environments …

A flux-adaptable pump-free microfluidics-based self-contained platform for multiplex cancer biomarker detection

B Dai, C Yin, J Wu, W Li, L Zheng, F Lin, X Han, Y Fu… - Lab on a Chip, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Microfluidics drives technological advancement in point-of-care (POC) bioanalytical
diagnostics towards portability, fast response and low cost. In most microfluidic bioanalytical …

Flow-induced stress on adherent cells in microfluidic devices

J Shemesh, I Jalilian, A Shi, GH Yeoh, MLK Tate… - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Transduction of mechanical forces and chemical signals affect every cell in the human body.
Fluid flow in systems such as the lymphatic or circulatory systems modulates not only cell …

[HTML][HTML] Microfluidic devices for cell cultivation and proliferation

M Tehranirokh, AZ Kouzani, PS Francis, JR Kanwar - Biomicrofluidics, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Microfluidic technology provides precise, controlled-environment, cost-effective, compact,
integrated, and high-throughput microsystems that are promising substitutes for …

Pumpless microfluidic system driven by hydrostatic pressure induces and maintains mouse spermatogenesis in vitro

M Komeya, K Hayashi, H Nakamura, H Yamanaka… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Three-dimensional aggregation and organ culture methods are critical for recreating in vivo
cellular phenomena outside the body. Previously, we used the conventional gas liquid …

The effect of A1 and A2 reactive astrocyte expression on hydrocephalus shunt failure

F Khodadadei, R Arshad, DM Morales, J Gluski… - Fluids and Barriers of …, 2022 - Springer
Background The composition of tissue obstructing neuroprosthetic devices is largely
composed of inflammatory cells with a significant astrocyte component. In a first-of-its-kind …

[HTML][HTML] Microfluidics made easy: A robust low-cost constant pressure flow controller for engineers and cell biologists

N Mavrogiannis, M Ibo, X Fu, F Crivellari, Z Gagnon - Biomicrofluidics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Over the last decade, microfluidics has become increasingly popular in biology and
bioengineering. While lab-on-a-chip fabrication costs have continued to decrease, the …