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Micromachines, Volume 9, Issue 4

April 2018 - 58 articles

Cover Story: Thermotaxis and chemotaxis are defined as the tendency of cells and microorganisms under thermal and chemical gradients to migrate toward favorable physical situations and avoid damage and death. Advances in microfluidics have enhanced the precision of controlling and capturing microscale samples, and bridged the gap between in-vitro and in-situ assays, specifically in taxis experiments. Thermo- and chemotaxis inspired the design and development of novel microfluidic systems and devices based on thermocapillary and chemocapillary flow control. View this paper
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Articles (58)

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
7,321 Views
12 Pages

An FEP Microfluidic Reactor for Photochemical Reactions

  • Tomasz Szymborski,
  • Paweł Jankowski,
  • Dominika Ogończyk and
  • Piotr Garstecki

30 March 2018

Organic syntheses based on photochemical reactions play an important role in the medical, pharmaceutical, and polymeric chemistry. For years, photochemistry was performed using high-pressure mercury lamps and immersion-wells. However, due to excellen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,885 Views
11 Pages

29 March 2018

Wideband and low-loss microwave power measurements are becoming increasingly important for microwave communication and radar systems. To achieve such a power measurement, this paper presents the design and measurement of wideband DC-25 GHz and low-lo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,333 Views
11 Pages

Electroosmotic Flow of Viscoelastic Fluid in a Nanoslit

  • Lanju Mei,
  • Hongna Zhang,
  • Hongxia Meng and
  • Shizhi Qian

29 March 2018

The electroosmotic flow (EOF) of viscoelastic fluid in a long nanoslit is numerically studied to investigate the rheological property effect of Linear Phan-Thien-Tanner (LPTT) fluid on the fully developed EOF. The non-linear Poisson-Nernst-Planck equ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,376 Views
14 Pages

Capillary Rise of Nanostructured Microwicks

  • Chang-Ho Choi,
  • Shankar Krishnan,
  • Ward TeGrotenhuis and
  • Chih-Hung Chang

28 March 2018

Capillarity refers to the driving force to propel liquid through small gaps in the absence of external forces, and hence enhanced capillary force has been pursued for various applications. In this study, flower like ZnO nanostructures are successfull...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
6,717 Views
11 Pages

Paper-Based Sensor Chip for Heavy Metal Ion Detection by SWSV

  • Xiaoqing Wang,
  • Jizhou Sun,
  • Jianhua Tong,
  • Xin Guan,
  • Chao Bian and
  • Shanhong Xia

27 March 2018

Heavy metal ion pollution problems have had a terrible influence on human health and the environment. Therefore, the monitoring of heavy metal ions is of great practical significance. In this paper, an electrochemical three-electrode system was fabri...

  • Review
  • Open Access
84 Citations
11,146 Views
18 Pages

Deformation of Red Blood Cells, Air Bubbles, and Droplets in Microfluidic Devices: Flow Visualizations and Measurements

  • David Bento,
  • Raquel O. Rodrigues,
  • Vera Faustino,
  • Diana Pinho,
  • Carla S. Fernandes,
  • Ana I. Pereira,
  • Valdemar Garcia,
  • João M. Miranda and
  • Rui Lima

27 March 2018

Techniques, such as micropipette aspiration and optical tweezers, are widely used to measure cell mechanical properties, but are generally labor-intensive and time-consuming, typically involving a difficult process of manipulation. In the past two de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,576 Views
12 Pages

A Control and Detecting System of Micro-Near-Infrared Spectrometer Based on a MOEMS Scanning Grating Mirror

  • Haitao Liu,
  • Zhiyu Wen,
  • Dongling Li,
  • Jian Huang,
  • Ying Zhou and
  • Pengfei Guo

27 March 2018

Based on the scanning grating mirror we developed, this paper presents a method of the precise control of a scanning grating mirror and of high-speed spectrum data detection. In addition, the system circuit of the scanning grating mirror control and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
10,397 Views
28 Pages

26 March 2018

Taxis has been reported in many cells and microorganisms, due to their tendency to migrate toward favorable physical situations and avoid damage and death. Thermotaxis and chemotaxis are two of the major types of taxis that naturally occur on a daily...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,111 Views
13 Pages

25 March 2018

RSA 905, a rapidly solidified aluminum alloy, has been widely utilized in optical, automotive, and aerospace industries owing to its superior mechanical properties such as hardness and strength compared to conventional aluminum alloys. However, the s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,786 Views
10 Pages

25 March 2018

A diamond-like carbon (DLC) film, coated on an SKD11 (alloy tool steel) substrate, was shaped by plasma oxidation to form an assembly of DLC macro-pillars and to be used as a DLC-punch array that is micro-embossed into aluminum sheets. First, the SKD...

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