OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Microfluidic chips: recent advances, critical strategies in design, applications and future perspectives	80
Real-time sensors for live monitoring of disease and drug analysis in microfluidic model of proximal tubule	41
Miniaturization of fluorescence sensing in optofluidic devices	31
Capillarity: revisiting the fundamentals of liquid marbles	28
A practical microfluidic pump enabled by acoustofluidics and 3D printing	27
Drop breakup in a symmetric T-junction microchannel under electric field	25
Mixing mechanism of a straight channel micromixer based on light-actuated oscillating electroosmosis in low-frequency sinusoidal AC electric field	24
Synthesis, characterization and dispersion stability of water-based Cu–CNT hybrid nanofluid without surfactant	24
A variational approach applied to reduce fouling with the electroosmotic flow in porous-wall microchannels	23
A miniaturized, DNA-FET biosensor-based microfluidic system for quantification of two breast cancer biomarkers	23
Production of hydrogel microparticles in microfluidic devices: a review	22
Nickel oxide nanoparticle synthesis and photocatalytic applications: evolution from conventional methods to novel microfluidic approaches	21
Obstacle-free planar hybrid micromixer with low pressure drop	21
Electrochemiluminescence sensing of vitamin B12 using laser-induced graphene based bipolar and single electrodes in a 3D-printed portable system	21
Inverse design of microfluidic concentration gradient generator using deep learning and physics-based component model	19
Aptamer-based rapid diagnosis for point-of-care application	19
Hydrodynamic drag reduction of shear-thinning liquids in superhydrophobic textured microchannels	19
Enhancement of COVID-19 detection time by means of electrothermal force	19
Hybrid (Au-TiO2) nanofluid flow over a thin needle with magnetic field and thermal radiation: dual solutions and stability analysis	18
A sample volume independent paper microfluidic device for quantifying glucose in real human plasma	17
Electrowetting valves for sweat-based microfluidics	16
The role of channel height and actuation method on particle manipulation in surface acoustic wave (SAW)-driven microfluidic devices	16
Effects of dissimilar molecular interface and ion-concentration on wetting characteristics of nanodroplets	15
Methods and platforms for analysis of nucleic acids from single-cell based on microfluidics	15
On time dependent MHD nanofluid dynamics due to enlarging sheet with bioconvection and two thermal boundary conditions	15

Miniaturized DNA amplification platform with soft-lithographically fabricated continuous-flow PCR microfluidic device on a portable temperature controller	15
Preparation of mint oil microcapsules by microfluidics with high efficiency and controllability in release properties	15
Polyelectrolyte layer grafting effect on the rotational electroosmotic flow of viscoplastic material	14
Fabrication for paper-based microfluidic analytical devices and saliva analysis application	14
Generation and application of sub-kilohertz oscillatory flows in microchannels	13
Combined effects of wall slip and nanofluid on interfacial transport from a thin-film evaporating meniscus in a microfluidic channel	13
Development of empirical relationships for surface accommodation coefficients through investigation of nano-poiseuille flows using molecular dynamics method	12
Continuous production and separation of new biocompatible palladium nanoparticles using a droplet microreactor	12
Design and application of a self-pumping microfluidic staggered herringbone mixer	12
Experimental and numerical study on air-to-nanofluid thermoelectric cooling system using novel surface-modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles	12
Microfluidic paper-based analytical device (µPAD) fabricated by wax screen printing technique for the determination of nitrite and nitrate ion in water samples	12
Simulation and experimental research of an effective SAR multilayer interlaced micromixer based on Koch fractal geometry	12
Formation of core–shell droplets for the encapsulation of liquid contents	11
A simple approach to fabricate multi-layer glass microfluidic chips based on laser processing and thermocompression bonding	11
Quantifying the dielectrophoretic force on colloidal particles in microfluidic devices	11
Optimization of hybrid microfluidic chip fabrication methods for biomedical application	11
Continuous separation of microparticles based on optically induced dielectrophoresis	11
A microfluidic sperm-sorting device based on rheotaxis effect	11
A droplet-based microfluidic flow cytometry enabling absolute quantification of single-cell proteins leveraging constriction channel	10
Implementation of a nanochannel open/close valve into a glass nanofluidic device	10
A universal bonding method for preparation of microfluidic biosensor	10
Optimization of Dean flow microfluidic chip for sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination	10
A medical innovation: a new and improved method of DNA extraction with electrowetting-on-dielectric of genetic testing in-vitro fertilization (IVF)	10
Simulation of the onset of convection in a porous medium layer saturated by a couple-stress nanofluid	10
Optimum design for the Tesla micromixer	9
Thermal conductivity of CNT–water nanofluid at different temperatures, volume fractions, and diameters: experimental investigation and molecular dynamics simulations	9
Multiple outcome particle manipulation using cascaded surface acoustic waves (CSAW)	9
Focused ion beam milling based formation of nanochannels in silicon-glass microfluidic chips for the study of ion transport	9
In vitro detection of water contaminants using microfluidic chip and luminescence sensing platform	9
Gas separation in a Knudsen pump inspired by a Crookes radiometer	9
Bubble formation in viscous fluids by a microfluidic flow-focusing junction: a computational study	9
Improving plasma bonding of PDMS to gold-patterned glass for electrochemical microfluidic applications	9
Allometric scaling law and ergodicity breaking in the vascular system	9
Rapid design and prototyping of microfluidic chips via computer numerical control micromilling and anisotropic shrinking of stressed polystyrene sheets	9
Effects of sample rheology on the equilibrium position of particles and cells within a spiral microfluidic channel	8
Electrokinetic insect-bioinspired membrane pumping in a high aspect ratio bio-microfluidic system	8
Semi-enclosed microfluidic device on glass-fiber membrane with enhanced signal quality for colorimetric analyte detection in whole blood	8
CFD modeling and analysis of effect of nanoparticle shape on heat transfer of confined slot-jet impingement with nanofluid	8
A microfluidic system for rapid nucleic acid analysis based on real-time convective PCR at point-of-care testing	8
Investigation on multi-scale pore seepage model of shale gas reservoir considering diffusion and slippage effect	8
Numerical investigation of heat transfer and mixing process phenomena inside a channel containing a triangular bluff body and elastic micro-beam: gap spacing and geometric characteristic effects	8
Design of a low-voltage dielectrophoresis lab-on-the chip to separate tumor and blood cells	8
Effect of surface coating on droplet generation in flow-focusing microchannels	7
Some insights into the use of pore network simulations for predicting single-phase fluid flow in model porous media	7
Dual sequentially addressable dielectrophoretic array for high-throughput, scalable, multiplexed droplet sorting	7
Reversible bonding for microfluidic devices with UV release tape	7
Investigating oxygen transport efficiencies in precision-cut liver slice-based organ-on-a-chip devices	7
Self-assembly of coated microdroplets at the sudden expansion of a microchannel	7
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates prepared by controlled synthesis of gold nanobipyramids in microchannels	7
Strategy for fast manufacturing of 3D hydrodynamic focusing multilayer microfluidic chips and its application for flow-based synthesis of gold nanoparticles	7

Pressure measurement methods in microchannels: advances and applications	7
Microfluidic focusing of microparticles utilizing negative magnetophoresis and oscillatory flow	7
A practical approach for extracting mechanical properties of microcapsules using a hybrid numerical model	7
Investigation of the programmed cell death by encapsulated cytoskeleton drug liposomes using a microfluidic platform	7
Enhancing the capture efficiency and homogeneity of single-layer flow-through trapping microfluidic devices using oblique hydrodynamic streams	7
Pillar based microfluidic approach to sorting of microparticle mixtures at various particle ratios	7
Molecular dynamics study on water evaporation/condensation parameters	7
New insight into air flow distribution in alveoli based on air- and saline-filled lungs	7
Microfluidics geometries involved in effective blood plasma separation	7
2D acoustofluidic patterns in an ultrasonic chamber modulated by phononic crystal structures	7
Modeling and analysis of electrohydrodynamic printing under various pulsed voltage waveforms	6
Microalgae separation using spiral inertial microchannel	6
Nonlinear forced vibrations of a slightly curved nanotube conveying fluid based on the nonlocal strain gradient elasticity theory	6
Optimization of annular microfluidic biosensor enhanced by active and passive effects using Taguchi’s method coupled with multi-layer perceptron neural networks (MLP-NN) models	6
An integrated droplet digital PCR gene chip for absolute quantification of nucleic acid	6
Rarefied gas flow into vacuum through a channel with sudden contraction or expansion	6
3D microfluidics in PDMS: manufacturing with 3D molding	6
Numerical study of droplet sorting in an asymmetric Y-junction microfluidic by BEM and LS method	6
Cost-effective and rapid prototyping of PMMA microfluidic device via polymer-assisted bonding	6
Microvalves for integrated selective droplet generation, splitting and merging on a chip	6
Effects of surrounding pressure on cone–jet formation in electrospray process	6
Optical measurements of oil release from calcite packed beds in microfluidic channels	6
Dispersion control in pressure-driven flow through bowed rectangular microchannels	6
Enhanced particle focusing and sorting by multiple sheath stream in contraction–expansion microchannel	6
Investigation of MHD effects on micropolar–Newtonian fluid flow through composite porous channel	6
A smart microfluidic-based fish farm for zebrafish screening	6
General criteria for the estimation of effective slip length over corrugated surfaces	6
Thermally driven pumps and diodes in multistage assemblies consisting of microchannels with converging, diverging and uniform rectangular cross sections	6