Topic Editors
Advances in Microfluidics and Lab on a Chip Technology, 2nd Volume
Topic Information
Dear Colleagues,
There are currently numerous developed lab-on-a-chip (LOC) technologies, and they continue to find new applications. The integration of AI technologies has the potential to revolutionize the development and application of lab-on-a-chip devices by enhancing their capabilities, improving their efficiency, and enabling new applications. Medicine, pharmacology, chemistry, biology, and biotechnology are the areas that traditionally benefit the most from LOC applications, but environmental protection, food science, and power engineering represent emerging areas for microfluidic device application. Industrialization and commercialization present the biggest challenges for LOC technologies, which are now reinforced by novel fabrication and prototyping technologies, such as 3D printing and laser processing and smart, bio-inspired, and nanoengineered materials, and boosted by computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based performance optimizations.
In this topic, we aim to present and review the latest developments in LOC technology and related techniques that bring microfluidics closer to the market. Interdisciplinary works from various disciplines of science are particularly welcome, especially when they combine experimental research on LOC with in-depth process analysis and mathematical modeling. We eagerly await your submissions.
Dr. Roman Grzegorz Szafran
Prof. Dr. Yi Yang
Topic Editors
Keywords
- AI-enhanced microfluidics, CFD, and LBM simulations of microflows
- micro- and nanorobots in microfluidics, bio-MEMS, and bionic microdevices
- microfluidic photoelectrochemical cells for hydrogen and solar fuel production and microfluidic DSSCs and RFBs
- microfluidics for point-of-care diagnostics
- wearable and implantable sensors and biosensors
- microphysiological systems and organ-, body-, and disease-on-a-chip
- high-throughput drug screening and ADME applications of LOC
- LOC devices for nucleic acids and protein biotechnology and analysis
- the engineering of microfluidic devices, micro- and nanofabrication, 3D printing, thin films, and laser processing
- optofluidics and acustofluidics
- microdevices for environmental and food monitoring
Participating Journals
| Journal Name | Impact Factor | CiteScore | Launched Year | First Decision (median) | APC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Applied Sciences
|
2.5 | 5.3 | 2011 | 17.8 Days | CHF 2400 | Submit |
Biosensors
|
4.9 | 6.6 | 2011 | 17.1 Days | CHF 2700 | Submit |
Chips
|
- | - | 2022 | 15.0 days * | CHF 1000 | Submit |
Micromachines
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3.0 | 5.2 | 2010 | 17.7 Days | CHF 2600 | Submit |
Molecules
|
4.2 | 7.4 | 1996 | 15.1 Days | CHF 2700 | Submit |
* Median value for all MDPI journals in the first half of 2024.
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