The utilizations of microfluidic chips for single RBC (red blood cell) studies have attracted
great interests in recent years to filter, trap, analyze, and release single erythrocytes for …

Human red blood cells (RBCs) are approximately 8 μm in diameter, but must repeatedly
deform through capillaries as small as 2 μm in order to deliver oxygen to all parts of the …

Cells exert, sense, and respond to the different physical forces through diverse mechanisms
and translating them into biochemical signals. The adhesion of cells is crucial in various …

The last two decades witnessed a significant advancement in the field of diluted and whole
blood plasma separation. This is one of the common procedures used to diagnose, cure and …

Over the past decades, increasing evidence has indicated that mechanical loads can
regulate the morphogenesis, proliferation, migration, and apoptosis of living cells …

Mechanical properties of biological cells have been shown to correlate with their
biomolecular state and function, and therefore methods to measure these properties at scale …

A laboratory blood test is vital for assessing a patient's health and disease status. Advances
in microfluidic technology have opened the door for on-chip blood analysis. Currently …

Optical manipulation has emerged as a pivotal tool in soft matter research, offering superior
applicability, spatiotemporal precision, and manipulation capabilities compared to …

Biosensors based on nanotechnology are developing rapidly and are widely applied in
many fields including biomedicine, environmental monitoring, national defense and …

The micro-cantilever-based sensor platform has become a promising technique in the
sensing area for physical, chemical and biological detection due to its portability, small size …