Development of Micro/Nano-Systems for Cell Manipulation/Analyses
A Special Issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X) belonging to the section "B：Biology and Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 996
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research focused on cell manipulation and analysis is gaining attention. Establishing nano- and micro-scale processing technologies is essential for manipulating micro-scale objects. Furthermore, the construction of high-resolution mechatronics-based systems is also necessary. We invite you to contribute to our Special Issue, entitled “Development of Micro/Nano-Systems for Cell Manipulation/Analyses”. This Special Issue solicits cutting-edge mechatronics research that will contribute to biochemical applications. We also welcome research results that analyze cells using small devices. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
(1) Research on mechatronics-based cell manipulation and micromanipulation: robotic arms, microfluidic devices, and support systems for their operation;
(2) Microfluidic devices: Design and structural optimization, simulation-based design theory, cell traps, particle separation;
(3) Cell analysis: Observation of the culture process, quantitative analysis, single-cell analysis;
(4) Other applications: Bio-MEMS, cell characterization, microfabrication of biocompatible materials.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Mitsuhiro Horade
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microfluidic devices
- microrobots
- micromanipulation
- cell manipulation
- cell sorting
- cell analysis
- cell stress testing
- single-cell analysis
- bio-MEMS
- micro-TAS
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