Microfluidics Applications in Microbiology
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B：Biology and Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Micromachines entitled "Microfluidics Applications in Microbiology". Microfluidics has revolutionized how we manipulate, analyze, and understand microbial systems. The ability to handle minute volumes of fluids with high precision has enabled researchers to probe microbial behaviors at the single-cell level, construct high-throughput screening platforms, and mimic complex environmental conditions in vitro. These advancements are unlocking new possibilities in microbiome research, infectious disease diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and antimicrobial drug discovery.
This Special Issue highlights recent developments in the design, fabrication, and application of microfluidic technologies tailored for microbiological research. It aligns closely with the journal’s scope, emphasizing innovative micro/nano-scale devices and systems.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to):
- Microfluidic platforms for microbial cultivation and screening;
- Droplet microfluidics for single-cell microbiology;
- Microbial co-culture and interaction studies on chip;
- Point-of-care systems for pathogen detection;
- Microfluidics-enabled synthetic microbiology and metabolic engineering;
- Antibiotic discovery using microfluidics.
Dr. Xiangpeng Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microfluidics
- microbiology
- lab-on-a-chip
- single-cell analysis
- microbial detection
- droplet microfluidics
- high-throughput screening
- pathogen diagnostics
- antibiotics
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