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A liquid biopsy-guided drug release system for cancer theranostics: integrating rapid circulating tumor cell detection and precision tumor therapy

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1418-1425
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00149J, Paper
Chun-Miao Xu, Man Tang, Jiao Feng, Hou-Fu Xia, Ling-Ling Wu, Dai-Wen Pang, Gang Chen, Zhi-Ling Zhang
A system integrating diagnostic and therapeutic functions for cancer is presented using magnetically controlled microfluidics.
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Colorimetric absorbance mapping and quantitation on paper-based analytical devices

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1441-1448
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00028K, Paper
Open Access
Yoshiki Soda, Kye J. Robinson, Thomas J. Cherubini, Eric Bakker
A pixel-level colorimetric absorbance analysis can measure the total quantity of dye on paper, irrespective of shape and size.
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Advanced 96-microtiter plate based bioelectrochemical platform reveals molecular short cut of electron flow in cytochrome P450 enzyme

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1449-1460
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01220F, Paper
Ronny Frank, Christoph Prönnecke, Ronny Azendorf, Heinz-Georg Jahnke, Annette G. Beck-Sickinger, Andrea A. Robitzki
We developed a novel 96-well microtiter plate based bioelectrochemical platform with a vertical divided cell three-electrode architecture and a 96-multipotentiostat to perform fully parallelised bioelectrocatalytic screenings on redox enzymes.
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An implantable multifunctional neural microprobe for simultaneous multi-analyte sensing and chemical delivery

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1390-1397
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00021C, Communication
Bo Wang, Ximiao Wen, Yan Cao, Shan Huang, Hoa A. Lam, Tingyi “Leo” Liu, Pei-Shan Chung, Harold G. Monbouquette, Pei-Yu Chiou, Nigel T. Maidment
PDMS thin-film transfer and enzyme microstamping enabled 3-in-1 Si/PDMS hybrid chemtrode for multi-analyte sensing and chemical delivery in vivo.
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Scalable microfluidic droplet on-demand generator for non-steady operation of droplet-based assays

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1398-1409
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01103J, Paper
Open Access
Kartik Totlani, Jan-Willem Hurkmans, Walter M. van Gulik, Michiel T. Kreutzer, Volkert van Steijn
We developed a microfluidic droplet on-demand (DoD) generator that enables the production of droplets with a volume solely governed by the geometry of the generator for a range of operating conditions.
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Rapid lipolytic oscillations in ex vivo adipose tissue explants revealed through microfluidic droplet sampling at high temporal resolution

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1503-1512
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00103A, Paper
Juan Hu, Xiangpeng Li, Robert L. Judd, Christopher J. Easley
High temporal resolution sampling and quantitative detection of glycerol secretion dynamics from adipose tissue using our automated, droplet-based microfluidic system.
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Applications of the microphysiology systems database for experimental ADME-Tox and disease models

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1472-1492
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01047E, Paper
Open Access
Mark Schurdak, Lawrence Vernetti, Luke Bergenthal, Quinn K. Wolter, Tong Ying Shun, Sandra Karcher, D. Lansing Taylor, Albert Gough
The Microphysiology Systems Database (MPS) is a critical tool for the design, management, analysis, and sharing of MPS study data.
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Mathematical modeling and computational analysis of centrifugal microfluidic platforms: a review

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1318-1357
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC00775J, Critical Review
Open Access
Masoud Madadelahi, Luis F. Acosta-Soto, Samira Hosseini, Sergio O. Martinez-Chapa, Marc J. Madou
This paper focuses on theory and computational modelling of lab-on-a-disc devices of relevance for novel applications discovery and optimal designs.
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Fluorescence-based sorting of Caenorhabditis elegans via acoustofluidics

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00051E, Paper
Jinxin Zhang, Jessica H. Hartman, Chuyi Chen, Shujie Yang, Qi Li, Zhenhua Tian, Po-Hsun Huang, Lin Wang, Joel N. Meyer, Tony Jun Huang
Acoustofluidic sorting of Caenorhabditis elegans in a high throughput manner.
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Nanoplasmon-enhanced drop-screen for high throughput single-cell nucleocytoplasmic miRNA profiling

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01226E, Paper
Jia Liu, Guoyun Sun, Shih-Chung Wei, Song Guo, Weikang Nicholas Lin, Chia-Hung Chen
Nanoplasmon-enhanced drop screen is developed to measure single-cell multiple miRNAs with high sensitivity of 0.1 nM, addressing cell nucleocytoplasmic profile in a throughput ∼100 cells per minute.
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ECM-based microchannel for culturing in vitro vascular tissues with simultaneous perfusion and stretch

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00254B, Paper
Azusa Shimizu, Wei Huang Goh, Shun Itai, Michinao Hashimoto, Shigenori Miura, Hiroaki Onoe
A perfusable and stretchable gelatin-based microfluidic system that can apply both simultaneous fluidic shear stress and stretch stress to in vitro endothelial 3D tissues is presented.
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Development of two-photon polymerised scaffolds for optical interrogation and neurite guidance of human iPSC-derived cortical neuronal networks

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01209E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
J. A. Crowe, A. El-Tamer, D. Nagel, A. V. Koroleva, J. Madrid-Wolff, O. E. Olarte, S. Sokolovsky, E. Estevez-Priego, A.-A. Ludl, J. Soriano, P. Loza-Alvarez, B. N. Chichkov, E. J. Hill, H. R. Parri, E. U. Rafailov
We identified photopolymers for 2-photon polymerisation with biocompatibility for human iPSC-derived neural network development. Generation of microscale scaffold topologies enabled neurite guidance, demonstrating use in reproducing aligned networks.
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Development and characterisation of acoustofluidic devices using detachable electrodes made from PCB

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01192G, Paper
Roman Mikhaylov, Fangda Wu, Hanlin Wang, Aled Clayton, Chao Sun, Zhihua Xie, Dongfang Liang, Yinhua Dong, Fan Yuan, Despina Moschou, Zhenlin Wu, Ming Hong Shen, Jian Yang, Yongqing Fu, Zhiyong Yang, Christian Burton, Rachel J. Errington, Marie Wiltshire, Xin Yang
We demonstrate a novel SAW device fabrication technique by mechanically clamping interdigital electrodes (IDEs) on the printed circuit board (PCB) to a LiNbO3 wafer. The novel PCB-SAW device is capable of performing all the functions of standard SAW devices.
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A bespoke microfluidic pharmacokinetic compartment model for drug absorption using artificial cell membranes

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00263A, Paper
Jaime L. Korner, Elanna B. Stephenson, Katherine S. Elvira
A new type of pharmacokinetic compartment model using artificial cell membranes that predicts intestinal absorption three times more accurately than the current state of the art.
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SLOCK (sensor for circadian clock): passive sweat-based chronobiology tracker

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00134A, Paper
Sayali Upasham, Shalini Prasad
SLOCK is a sweat based platform for monitoring circadian relevant biomarkers-cortisol and DHEA, using electrochemical detection modality.
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A new microfluidic model that allows monitoring of complex vascular structures and cell interactions in a 3D biological matrix

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00059K, Paper
Open Access
Christian G. M. van Dijk, Maarten M. Brandt, Nikolaos Poulis, Jonas Anten, Matthijs van der Moolen, Liana Kramer, Erik F. G. A. Homburg, Laura Louzao-Martinez, Jiayi Pei, Merle M. Krebber, Bas W. M. van Balkom, Petra de Graaf, Dirk J. Duncker, Marianne C. Verhaar, Regina Luttge, Caroline Cheng
We present a microfluidic vascular device. Vascular cells in a 3D-ECM environment support hemodynamic flow and enable monocyte interaction.
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Direct loading of blood for plasma separation and diagnostic assays on a digital microfluidic device

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00302F, Paper
Christopher Dixon, Julian Lamanna, Aaron R. Wheeler
The integration of 3D porous membranes in a digital microfluidic device enables the generation of cell-free plasma from finger-stick volumes of blood with in-line, on-chip analysis.
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Correction: Deformability-induced lift force in spiral microchannels for cell separation

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC90036B, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Ewa Guzniczak, Oliver Otto, Graeme Whyte, Nicholas Willoughby, Melanie Jimenez, Helen Bridle
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Spatially isolated reactions in a complex array: using magnetic beads to purify and quantify nucleic acids with digital and quantitative real-time PCR in thousands of parallel microwells

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00069H, Paper
W. Hampton Henley, Nathan A. Siegfried, J. Michael Ramsey
Encoded beads carrying primer pairs for nucleic acid targets are used for sample preparation and multiplexed-in-space digital PCR quantification.
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Multiplexed homogeneous digital immunoassay based on single-particle motion analysis

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00079E, Paper
Kenji Akama, Hiroyuki Noji
Homogeneous digital immunoassay is a powerful analytical method for highly sensitive biomarker detection with a simple protocol. By using this method, we demonstrated the simultaneous multiple protein detection.
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In-air EIS sensor for in situ and real-time monitoring of in vitro epithelial cells under air-exposure

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01064E, Paper
Seungbeom Noh, Hanseup Kim
This paper reports in-air monitoring of in vitro monolayer cells under air-exposure utilizing electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).
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Clip-to-release on amplification (CRoA): a novel DNA amplification enhancer on and off microfluidics

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00318B, Paper
Ren Shen, Yanwei Jia, Pui-In Mak, Rui P. Martins
A proposed DNA amplification enhancer with a “clip-to-release on amplification” mechanism reduces dye-mediated inhibition to amplification, increases fluorescence signal up to 10-fold, and eliminates false-negative results for on-chip PCR.
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Nanocrystal synthesis, μfluidic sample dilution and direct extraction of single emission linewidths in continuous flow

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00213E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Ioannis Lignos, Hendrik Utzat, Moungi G. Bawendi, Klavs F. Jensen
We present a flow-based system coupled with an optical interferometry setup for the extraction of single nanocrystal properties.
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Acoustic separation of living and dead cells using high density medium

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00175A, Paper
Open Access
Karl Olofsson, Björn Hammarström, Martin Wiklund
A novel, simple and robust route for binary separation of viable and dead cells using a density modified medium which takes advantage of the compromised cell membrane of dead cells.
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Bioinspired reconfiguration of 3D printed microfluidic hydrogels via automated manipulation of magnetic inks

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00280A, Communication
Amin Mansoorifar, Anthony Tahayeri, Luiz E. Bertassoni
We proposed a novel concept for reconfiguration of hydrogel microfluidic devices, where multiple fluidic pathways could be generated via reversible manipulation of magnetic inks.
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Catalytic exchange of hydrogen isotopes intensified by two-phase stratified flow in wettability designable microchannels

Lab Chip, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00250J, Paper
Yuexiao Song, Feng Xin, Yongsheng Xu
This work develops a reliable method to achieve stratified flow in squared cross-section microchannels by endowing the four channel walls with very different wettabilities. The gas–liquid flows are studied experimentally...
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PRESCIENT: platform for the rapid evaluation of antibody success using integrated microfluidics enabled technology

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1628-1638
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01165J, Paper
Jose A. Wippold, Han Wang, Joseph Tingling, Julian L. Leibowitz, Paul de Figueiredo, Arum Han
Identifying antibodies (Abs) that neutralize infectious agents is the first step for developing therapeutics, vaccines, and diagnostic tools for these infectious agents.
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Auto-affitech: an automated ligand binding affinity evaluation platform using digital microfluidics with a bidirectional magnetic separation method

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1577-1585
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00024H, Paper
Jingjing Guo, Li Lin, Kaifeng Zhao, Yanling Song, Mengjiao Huang, Zhi Zhu, Leiji Zhou, Chaoyong Yang
An automated ligand binding affinity evaluation platform using digital microfluidics with a bidirectional magnetic separation method that reduces the bead loss.
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Quantitatively controllable fluid flows with ballpoint-pen-printed patterns for programmable photo-paper-based microfluidic devices

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1601-1611
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00115E, Paper
Veasna Soum, Sooyong Park, Albertus Ivan Brilian, Jae-Youl Choi, Yongwoo Lee, Wonjung Kim, Oh-Sun Kwon, Kwanwoo Shin
A precise, simple, and inexpensive method for controlling fluid flow in a photo-paper-based microfluidic device was reported.
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Monitoring the two-dimensional concentration profile of toluene vapors by using polymer-stabilized nematic liquid crystals in microchannels

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1687-1693
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC01021A, Paper
Zongdai Liu, Dan Luo, Kun-Lin Yang
The concentration of toluene vapor is obtained based on polymer-stabilized liquid crystals by viewing a colourful gamut under a polarized optical microscope.
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Electrostatically gated nanofluidic membrane for ultra-low power controlled drug delivery

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1562-1576
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00121J, Paper
Open Access
Nicola Di Trani, Antonia Silvestri, Antons Sizovs, Yu Wang, Donald R. Erm, Danilo Demarchi, Xuewu Liu, Alessandro Grattoni
Control of molecular diffusion through nanofluidic channels using electrostatic gating.
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Hybrid paper and 3D-printed microfluidic device for electrochemical detection of Ag nanoparticle labels

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1648-1657
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00276C, Paper
Charuksha Walgama, Michael P. Nguyen, Lisa M. Boatner, Ian Richards, Richard M. Crooks
A hybrid paper/plastic microfluidic device for detection of Ag nanoparticle labels at concentrations as low as 12 pM.
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A microfluidic platform for functional testing of cancer drugs on intact tumor slices

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1658-1675
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC00811J, Paper
A. D. Rodriguez, L. F. Horowitz, K. Castro, H. Kenerson, N. Bhattacharjee, G. Gandhe, A. Raman, R. J. Monnat, R. Yeung, R. C. Rostomily, A. Folch
We have developed a digitally-manufacturable microfluidic platform that allows for multiplexed drug testing of intact tumor slices.
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Matrix density drives 3D organotypic lymphatic vessel activation in a microfluidic model of the breast tumor microenvironment

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1586-1600
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00099J, Paper
Karina M. Lugo-Cintrón, José M. Ayuso, Bridget R. White, Paul M. Harari, Suzanne M. Ponik, David J. Beebe, Max M. Gong, María Virumbrales-Muñoz
Lymphatic organotypic in vitro model allows the examination of components of the tumor microenvironment (e.g., ECM density, cancer cells) in lymphatic vessel biology in the context of cancer, providing insights into potential therapeutic targets.
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High-sensitivity microliter blood pressure sensors based on patterned micro-nanostructure arrays

Lab Chip, 2020, 20,1554-1561
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00063A, Communication
Nianzuo Yu, Yongshun Liu, Bai Ji, Shuli Wang, Yunyun Chen, Tianmeng Sun, Junhu Zhang, Bai Yang
Blood pressure sensors are proposed to measure the value of central venous pressure, and diagnose the severity of hypertension, hypotension and arterial thrombosis.
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Acoustic erythrocytometer for mechanically probing cell viscoelasticity

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9LC00999J, Paper
Open Access
A. Link, T. Franke
Novel microfluidic platform to determine the viscoelastic fingerprint of a red blood cell population using surface acoustic waves.
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A high-throughput system combining microfluidic hydrogel droplets with deep learning for screening the antisolvent-crystallization conditions of active pharmaceutical ingredient

Lab Chip, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00153H, Paper
Zhening Su, Jinxu He, Peipei Zhou, Lu Huang, Jianhua Zhou
Crystallization of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) is a crucial process in the pharmaceutical industry due to its great impact in drug efficacy. However, conventional approaches for screening the optimal crystallization...
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Evaluation of intercellular communication between breast cancer cells and adipose-derived stem cells via passive diffusion in a two-layer microfluidic device

Lab Chip, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00142B, Paper
Sharif M. Rahman, Joshua M. Campbell, Rachael N. Coates, Katie M. Render, C. Ethan Byrne, Elizabeth C. Martin, Adam T. Melvin
Breast cancer cells co-cultured with adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) in a microfluidic device exhibited enhanced growth, a more aggressive morphology and polarization towards the ASCs, and increased drug resistance.
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A Web-based Automated Machine Learning Platform to Analyze Liquid Biopsy Data

Lab Chip, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00096E, Paper
Hanfei Shen, Tony Liu, Jesse Cui, Piyush Borole, Ari Benjamin, Konrad Kording, David Issadore
Liquid biopsy (LB) technologies continue to improve in sensitivity, specificity, and multiplexing and can measure an ever growing library of disease biomarkers. However, clinical interpretation of the increasingly large sets...
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Picoliter Agar Droplet Breakup in Microfluidics Meets Microbiology Application: Numerical and Experimental Approaches

Lab Chip, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00300J, Paper
Asmaa Khater, Osama Abdelrehim, Mehdi Mohammadi, Milad Azarmanesh, Mohsen Jonmaleki, Razieh Salahandish, AbdulMajeed Mohamad, Amir Sanati Nezhad
Droplet microfluidics has provided lab-on-a-chip platforms with the capability of bacteria encapsulation in biomaterials, controlled culture environment, and live monitoring of growth and proliferation. The droplets are mainly generated from...
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