(1) Background: We describe a 4D cell culture platform with which we tried to detect and to characterize migration dynamics of single hematopoietic stem cells in polymer film microcavity arrays integrated into a microtiter plate. (2) Methods: The sys...
The sodium triple-quantum (TQ) magnetic resonance (MR) signal created by interactions of sodium ions with macromolecules has been demonstrated to be a valuable biomarker for cell viability. The aim of this study was to monitor a cellular response usi...
We present a parallel DNA molecular analysis platform based on an array of plano-concave Fabry–Pérot (PC-FP) microcavity lasers that enables the simultaneous, sequence-specific detection of multiple DNA targets. Each PC-FP cavity is func...
An electroluminescent quantum-dot light-emitting diode (QLED) device and a micro QLED device array with a top-emitting structure were demonstrated in this study. The QLED device was fabricated in the normal structure of [ITO/Ag/ITO anode]/PEDOT:PSS/P...
Suppression of secondary electron emission (SEE) from metal surfaces is crucial for enhancing the performance of particle accelerators, spacecraft, and vacuum electronic devices. Earlier research has demonstrated that either etching the metal surface...
Luminous efficiency is a pivotal factor for assessing the performance of optoelectronic devices, wherein light loss caused by diverse factors is harvested and converted into the radiative mode. In this study, we demonstrate a nanoscale vacuum photoni...
Anisotropic conductive films (ACFs) are widely used for circuit interconnection due to their easy use, low temperature bonding, higher precision than soldering and eco-friendliness. However, current ACFs are generally prepared by randomly distributin...
Biodegradable microneedles with a drug delivery channel have enormous potential for consumers, including use in chronic disease, vaccines, and beauty applications, due to being painless and scarless. This study designed a microinjection mold to fabri...
This paper develops a dielectrophoretic (DEP) chip with multi-layer electrodes and a micro-cavity array for programmable manipulations of cells and impedance measurement. The DEP chip consists of an ITO top electrode, flow chamber, middle electrode o...
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...
Whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) optical microcavity acoustic sensors have attracted extensive attention owing to their high sensitivity, broad bandwidth, miniaturization and anti-electromagnetic interference capability. This review systematically surve...
The influence of axial ultrasonic vibration (the dominant vibration mode) on the filling behavior of polymer melt in microcavities and its effect on microstructure formation remains inadequately understood. Based on the plasticization location and th...
Metal nanoparticles supporting plasmons are widely used to enhance electromagnetic fields, resulting in strong light–matter interactions at the nanoscale in a diverse range of applications. Recently, it has been shown that when metal nanorods a...
Personalized medicine has the potential to improve our ability to maintain health and treat disease, while ameliorating continuously rising healthcare costs. Translation of basic research findings to clinical applications within regulatory compliance...
A new strategy is required to realize a low-cost stretchable electrode while realizing high stretchability, conductivity, and manufacturability. In this study, we fabricated a self-patterned stretchable electrode using a simple and scalable process....
A new technique for the refractive index change with high-sensitivity measurements was proposed by the digital image of porous silicon (PSi) microarray utilization in this paper. Under the irradiation of a He-Ne laser, the surface images of the PSi a...
A new dual-mode liquid-crystal (LC) micro-device constructed by incorporating a Fabry–Perot (FP) cavity and an arrayed LC micro-lens for performing simultaneous electrically adjusted filtering and zooming in infrared wavelength range is present...
Regarding the fabrication of solar selective absorbers, the ability to create microstructures on top of metal surfaces is a promising technology. Typically, these materials are able to possess spectrally-selective absorption properties for high-tempe...
A low-threshold miniaturized single-mode nanowire laser operating at telecommunication wavelengths was proposed and simulated. The device was constructed by combining a single InGaAs nanowire with a photonic crystal microcavity and asymmetric distrib...
We present an integrated device combining a double L-shaped chiral metasurface with long-wavelength GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well infrared photodetectors (QWIPs), achieving a circular polarized extinction ratio (CPER) as high as 45 in the long-wavelength...
In this review, we summarize recent works on perovskite solar cells with neutral- and multi-colored semitransparency for building-integrated photovoltaics and tandem solar cells. The perovskite solar cells exploiting microstructured arrays of perovsk...
We report the strong coupling between plasmonic surface lattice resonances (SLRs) and photonic Fabry-Pérot (F-P) resonances in a microcavity embedded with two-dimensional periodic array of metal-insulator-metal nanopillars. For such a plasmoni...
The microcave array with extreme large aspect ratio was fabricated on the p-GaN capping layer followed by Ag nanoparticles preparation. The coupling distance between the dual-wavelength InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells and the localized surface plasm...
This paper presents the microfabrication of an acoustic impedance gradient matching layer on a spherically-shaped piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer. The acoustic matching layer can be designed to achieve higher acoustic energy transmission and oper...
In this research, a Ni-Fe mold insert for the efficient replication of high aspect-ratio microstructure arrays was fabricated via hard X-ray lithography and an electroforming process. For the X-ray exposure on a photoresist, a gold-based X-ray mask w...
We build on the concept of hot intrusion embossing to develop a one-step fabrication method for thermoplastic microfluidic channels containing integrated three-dimensional features. This was accomplished with simple, rapid-to-fabricate imprint templa...
Hexagonal cube corner retroreflectors (HCCRs) are the micro-optics arrays with the highest reflectivity. However, these are composed of prismatic micro-cavities with sharp edges, and conventional diamond cutting is considered unmachinable. Besides, 3...
Broadband antireflective surface technology constitutes a crucial technique in optoelectronic devices, playing a key role in reducing optical losses. Ultrafast laser processing provides a flexible route for fabricating micro-nano structures on metall...
The paper describes the design and manufacturing process of a fiber optic microphone based on a macro cavity at the end face of an optical fiber. The study explores the step-by-step fabrication of a droplet-shaped macro cavity on the optical fiber&rs...
Opioid drugs are extremely potent synthetic analytes, and their abuse is common around the world. Hence, a rapid and point-of-need device is necessary to assess the presence of this compound in body fluid so that a timely countermeasure can be provid...
In this study, we propose a novel optical sensor architecture based on two-dimensional photonic crystals for the early detection of cervical cancer (HeLa). The structure consists of a central hollow-disk micro-cavity designed to accommodate biosample...
Precise control and measurement of the cellular microenvironment, particularly oxygen concentration, are crucial for developing physiologically relevant in vitro models. However, current methods often lack the spatial resolution and throughput needed...
Although programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression on tumor tissue is a validated predictive biomarker for a PD-1 pathway blockade in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), longitudinal changes in its expression during treatment remains elusive. Circ...
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are indicators of metastatic spread and progression. In a longitudinal, single-center trial of patients with metastatic breast cancer starting a new line of treatment, a microcavity array was used to enrich CTCs from 18...
Collecting fog water is crucial for dry areas since natural moisture and fog are significant sources of freshwater. Sustainable and energy-efficient water collection systems can take a page out of the cactus’s playbook by mimicking its native f...
Inspired by the adhesion ability of various organisms in nature, the research of biomimetic adhesion has shown a promising application prospect in fields such as manipulators, climbing robots and wearable medical devices. In order to achieve effectiv...
We propose a stacked dual-band quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) integrated with a double-layer gold disk. Two 10-period quantum wells (QW) operating at different wavelengths are stacked together, and gold nano-disks are integrated on their...