Recent developments in preventing catheter-related infections based on biofilms: A comprehensive review [0.03%]
基于生物膜的预防导管相关感染的新进展：全面综述
Byeongchan So,Jongwon Kim,Jung Ki Jo et al.
Byeongchan So et al.
Urinary and vascular catheters are among the most commonly used medical devices. However, infections caused by biofilm formation on the surface of catheters are a major cause of healthcare-associated infections. Traditional methods, such as...
A simple guideline for designing droplet microfluidic chips to achieve an improved single (bio)particle encapsulation rate using a stratified flow-assisted particle ordering method [0.03%]
一种使用分层流辅助粒子排列方法实现单颗粒封装率改善的微流控芯片设计简易指导原则
Thu H Nguyen,Noura Ezzo,Sarah Chan et al.
Thu H Nguyen et al.
Encapsulation of a single (bio)particle into individual droplets (referred to as single encapsulation) presents tremendous potential for precise biological and chemical reactions at the single (bio)particle level. Previously demonstrated su...
Yangyang Tang,Xiaolei Cao,Rui Kong et al.
Yangyang Tang et al.
In order to study Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation in microdroplets, we use microfluidics technology to make the droplets and confocal microscopy to capture bacterial movement and biofilm formation in the droplets. We develop a multi-tar...
Visualizing liquid distribution across hyphal networks with cellular resolution [0.03%]
具有细胞分辨率的菌丝网络液滴分布可视化研究
Amelia J Clark,Emily Masters-Clark,Eleonora Moratto et al.
Amelia J Clark et al.
Filamentous fungi and fungal-like organisms contribute to a wide range of important ecosystem functions. Evidence has shown the movement of liquid across mycelial networks in unsaturated environments, such as soil. However, tools to investi...
Colloidal droplet desiccation on a electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) platform [0.03%]
基于电润湿平台的胶体滴雾干燥技术
Udita Uday Ghosh,Trina Dhara,Janesh Bakshi et al.
Udita Uday Ghosh et al.
The physics of the effects of electric field on the desiccation of colloidal droplets, comprising of dispersed negatively charged nanoparticles [2 μl, 1(w/w. %)], are studied in a standard electrowetting-on-a-dielectric configuration. The ...
Artificial blood for therapeutic and laboratory usage: Where do we stand? [0.03%]
输血和实验室使用的人工血液：我们目前处于什么阶段？
Pulak Kumar Ray,Pawan Kumar,Somnath Roy et al.
Pulak Kumar Ray et al.
The scarcity of blood for transfusion purposes has been widely acknowledged. Surgical therapeutic processes, war zones, and post-disaster treatments demand a huge amount of blood. Modern-day laboratories also require blood for bioengineerin...
Microfluidic supercritical [Formula: see text] applications: Solvent extraction, nanoparticle synthesis, and chemical reaction [0.03%]
微流控超临界[Formula: see text]应用：溶剂萃取、纳米粒子合成及化学反应
Junyi Yang,Peichun Amy Tsai
Junyi Yang
Supercritical CO 2 , known for its non-toxic, non-flammable and abundant properties, is well-perceived as a green alternative to hazardous organic solvents. It has attracted considerable interest in food, pharmaceuticals, chromatography, ...
Simultaneous high-throughput particle-bacteria separation and solution exchange via in-plane and out-of-plane parallelization of microfluidic centrifuges [0.03%]
基于平面和非平面并行化的微流控离心装置实现高通量颗粒-细菌分离及溶液交换
Nima Norouzy,Alireza Zabihihesari,Pouya Rezai
Nima Norouzy
Inertial microfluidic devices have gained attention for point-of-need (PoN) sample preparation. Yet, devices capable of simultaneous particle-bacteria solution exchange and separation are low in throughput, hindering their applicability to ...
Vascularized platforms for investigating cell communication via extracellular vesicles [0.03%]
可用于研究细胞通过胞外囊泡通讯的血管化平台
Junyoung Kim,Jooyoung Ro,Yoon-Kyoung Cho
Junyoung Kim
The vascular network plays an essential role in the maintenance of all organs in the body via the regulated delivery of oxygen and nutrients, as well as tissue communication via the transfer of various biological signaling molecules. It als...
Insights into the fluid dynamics of bioaerosol formation in a model respiratory tract [0.03%]
气流对呼吸道内生物气溶胶生成影响的数值模拟研究
Sudipta Saha,Manish Kumar Manna,Aranyak Chakravarty et al.
Sudipta Saha et al.
Bioaerosols produced within the respiratory system play an important role in respiratory disease transmission. These include infectious diseases such as common cold, influenza, tuberculosis, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (...