Acoustic Microfluidics

Dear Colleagues,

Acoustic microfluidic devices are powerful tools that use sound waves to manipulate micro- or nanoscale objects or fluids in analytical chemistry and biomedicine. Their simple device designs, biocompatible and contactless operation, and label-free nature are all characteristics that make acoustic microfluidic devices ideal platforms for fundamental research, diagnostics, and therapeutics. Particularly, the target objects do not need to be physically in contact with other objects in order to achieve manipulation, implying minimal mechanical impacts and surface adsorption on solid surfaces, as well as a reduction in heat conducted by the working transducers. The waves utilized in many acoustic microfluidic devices have wavelengths that are comparable to the sizes of many bioparticles, such as cells and vesicles, implying that acoustic microfluidic methods can manipulate particles or cells with high precision (resolution of ∼1 μm). Given these advantages, acoustic-based microfluidic methods have been gaining in popularity in recent years, which has attracted the attention of researchers and investors, especially because of the capability of acoustic microfluidic devices of contactless and precise manipulation, which has been applied in many fields. Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers, communications, and review articles that focus on the novel methodology, design, and fabrication developments in acoustic microfluidic devices, including, but not limited to, the topics mentioned above.

Dr. Xin Tu
Guest Editor

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• acoustics
• microfluidics
• lab-on-a-chip
• acoustofluidics
• optomechanics