The electrothermal effect has been investigated extensively in microfluidics since the 1990s
and has been suggested as a promising technique for fluid manipulations in lab-on-a-chip …

For liquids used in biological applications, a smaller diffusion coefficient results in a longer
mixing time. We discuss, in this endeavor, the promising potential of the AC electrothermal …

Micromanipulation for applications in areas such as tissue engineering can require
mesoscale structures to be assembled with microscale resolution. One method for achieving …

Biochemical reaction rates in microfluidic systems are known to be limited by the diffusional
transport of reagents, leading often to lowered sensitivity and/or longer detection times in …

Rapid electrokinetic patterning (REP) is an emerging microfluidic tweezer which can
dynamically trap and manipulate micro-and nanoparticles via modulation of electrothermal …

This paper describes the effect of optical light on the generation and manipulation of
microvortex flow named'twin opposing microvortex'(TOMV) flow. This opto …

The application of microfluidics in the field of surface-based assays and more specifically,
the spatial molecular profiling of tumor tissues has gained a lot of interest, especially with the …

The dynamic manipulation and assembly of colloids enables the advancement of analytical
techniques in biotechnology and the development of self-assembled materials. Rapid …

Microfluidics has established itself as a key technology in a wide range of fields including
pharmaceuticals, point-of-care diagnostics, thermal management, and space technology …

This paper describes both qualitative and quantitative analysis of rapid microvortex flow
generation and manipulation induced by opto-electrohydrodynamic technique. A flow …