Interplay of chemical and thermal gradient on bacterial migration in a diffusive microfluidic device [0.03%]
化学梯度和温度梯度在扩散型微流控器件中对细菌迁移的相互作用研究
Nithya Murugesan,Purbarun Dhar,Tapobrata Panda et al.
Nithya Murugesan et al.
Living systems are constantly under different combinations of competing gradients of chemical, thermal, pH, and mechanical stresses allied. The present work is about competing chemical and thermal gradients imposed on E. coli in a diffusive...
N E Barlow,E Smpokou,M S Friddin et al.
N E Barlow et al.
Droplet interface bilayers (DIBs) have become widely recognised as a robust platform for constructing model membranes and are emerging as a key technology for the bottom-up assembly of synthetic cell-like and tissue-like structures. DIBs ar...
Elucidating the DEP phenomena using a volumetric polarization approach with consideration of the electric double layer [0.03%]
基于电双层的体积极化法阐释DEP现象
Yu Zhao,Jozef Brcka,Jacques Faguet et al.
Yu Zhao et al.
Dielectrophoretic (DEP) phenomena have been explored to great success for various applications like particle sorting and separation. To elucidate the underlying mechanism and quantify the DEP force experienced by particles, the point-dipole...
Human iPSC-derived myocardium-on-chip with capillary-like flow for personalized medicine [0.03%]
个性化医学的人类iPSC衍生心肌芯片与毛细血管样流动
Bradley W Ellis,Aylin Acun,U Isik Can et al.
Bradley W Ellis et al.
The heart wall tissue, or the myocardium, is one of the main targets in cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment. Animal models have not been sufficient in mimicking the human myocardium as evident by the very low clinical translatio...
Design and characterization of hydrogel-based microfluidic devices with biomimetic solute transport networks [0.03%]
基于水凝胶的微流控器件的生物模拟溶质输运网络的设计与表征
Hyung-Jun Koo,Orlin D Velev
Hyung-Jun Koo
Hydrogel could serve as a matrix material of new classes of solar cells and photoreactors with embedded microfluidic networks. These devices mimic the structure and function of plant leaves, which are a natural soft matter based microfluidi...
Microfluidics for genome-wide studies involving next generation sequencing [0.03%]
基于下一代测序的全基因组研究的微流控技术
Sai Ma,Travis W Murphy,Chang Lu
Sai Ma
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized how molecular biology studies are conducted. Its decreasing cost and increasing throughput permit profiling of genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenomic features for a wide range of applicat...
Characterization of vascular permeability using a biomimetic microfluidic blood vessel model [0.03%]
基于生物模拟的微流体血管模型的血管渗透性研究
Antony Thomas,Shunqiang Wang,Salman Sohrabi et al.
Antony Thomas et al.
The inflammatory response in endothelial cells (ECs) leads to an increase in vascular permeability through the formation of gaps. However, the dynamic nature of vascular permeability and external factors involved is still elusive. In this w...
Evaluation of disposable microfluidic chip design for automated and fast Immunoassays [0.03%]
一次性微流体芯片的设计评价用于自动化和快速免疫检测
Guochun Wang,Champak Das,Bradley Ledden et al.
Guochun Wang et al.
We report here, the design and development of a disposable immunoassay chip for protein biomarker detection within ∼1 h. The unique design allows for real-time dynamic calibration of immunoassay for multiple biomarker detections on the chi...
Sensitive and predictable separation of microfluidic droplets by size using in-line passive filter [0.03%]
基于尺寸的微流体液滴连续分离方法研究
Ruihua Ding,W Lloyd Ung,John A Heyman et al.
Ruihua Ding et al.
Active manipulation of droplets is crucial in droplet microfluidics. However, droplet polydispersity decreases the accuracy of active manipulation. We develop a microfluidic "droplet filter" that accurately separates droplets by size. The d...
Microfluidic devices fabricated using fast wafer-scale LED-lithography patterning [0.03%]
采用快速晶圆级LED光刻图案化技术制造微流控器件
Pavan K Challa,Tadas Kartanas,Jérôme Charmet et al.
Pavan K Challa et al.
Current lithography approaches underpinning the fabrication of microfluidic devices rely on UV exposure of photoresists to define microstructures in these materials. Conventionally, this objective is achieved with gas discharge mercury lamp...