Recent Advances in Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Platform in North America and Europe
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "E：Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2024) | Viewed by 1415
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip devices; acoustofluidics; biosensors
Interests: advanced manufacturing; process–structure–property relationship; additive manufacturing; functional materials; composite manufacturing; multiscale manufacturing; process control and optimization; bioinspired design
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Interests: microfluidics; multiphase systems; liquid biopsy; viscoelasticity; rheology
Interests: interfacial fluid dynamics; microfluidics; cell mechanics; experimental fluid mechanics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in microfabrication and material science have propelled the development of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip (LOC) platforms. Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) platforms enable the miniaturization and integration of various laboratory functions, offering notable benefits such as reduced sample consumption, rapid analysis, enhanced sensitivity, and portability. By incorporating specific components and functions such as acoustics, optics, electronics, or biosensing structures, this emerging tool has been developed for a wide range of applications. This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest advancements and applications of microfluidic LOC technology and seeks to showcase the potential impact of this technology in healthcare, biotechnology, environmental monitoring, and food safety. Topics of interest include:
- Novel material and advanced micro-/nano-fabrication techniques.
- Advances in microfluidics for sample preparation and analysis.
- Innovative micro-sensor and actuator systems.
- Artificial intelligence techniques integrated microfluidic lab-on-a-chip platforms.
- Modeling of micro-physiological systems.
- Applications of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip platforms in disease diagnostics, drug discovery, cell culture, and environmental monitoring.
We warmly welcome researchers from both industry and academia to submit their original research articles, reviews, and communications on the fabrication techniques, materials, device physics, and applications of microfluidics lab-on-a-chip platforms.
Dr. Yuan Gao
Dr. Ketki M. Lichade
Dr. Massimiliano M. Villone
Dr. Sangjin Ryu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microfluidics
- lab on a chip
- sensors and actuators
- micro-/nano-fabrication
- materials
- biological
- chemical
- biomedical and environmental applications
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