OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biomicrofluidics is 8. 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
Organ-on-a-chip engineering: Toward bridging the gap between lab and industry	56
Microfluidic systems for hydrodynamic trapping of cells and clusters	49
Passive micropumping in microfluidics for point-of-care testing	41
Applications of electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) technology for droplet digital PCR	38
Inertial microfluidics in contraction–expansion microchannels: A review	37
Perspectives in translating microfluidic devices from laboratory prototyping into scale-up production	32
Principles of long-term fluids handling in paper-based wearables with capillary–evaporative transport	32
A low-cost 3D printed microfluidic bioreactor and imaging chamber for live-organoid imaging	32
Enhanced single-cell encapsulation in microfluidic devices: From droplet generation to single-cell analysis	32
Machine learning-enabled multiplexed microfluidic sensors	30
Isolation of cancer-derived extracellular vesicle subpopulations by a size-selective microfluidic platform	30
A pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic model based on multi-organ-on-a-chip for drug–drug interaction studies	29
Complex coacervates as artificial membraneless organelles and protocells	25
Cancer cell migration and cancer drug screening in oxygen tension gradient chip	25
Synergizing microfluidics with soft robotics: A perspective on miniaturization and future directions	23
Increasing the packing density of assays in paper-based microfluidic devices	23
A liver-on-a-chip for hepatoprotective activity assessment	23
Recent developments in microfluidic synthesis of artificial cell-like polymersomes and liposomes for functional bioreactors	22
The promise of single-cell mechanophenotyping for clinical applications	21
SAW-driven droplet jetting technology in microfluidic: A review	21
Challenges and opportunities for small volumes delivery into the skin	20
The potential of microfluidics-enhanced extrusion bioprinting	20
Mixing characterization of binary-coalesced droplets in microchannels using deep neural network	19
Gold-on-glass microwave split-ring resonators with PDMS microchannels for differential measurement in microfluidic sensing	19
Simulation of nanoparticle transport and adsorption in a microfluidic lung-on-a-chip device	18

Adoption of reinforcement learning for the intelligent control of a microfluidic peristaltic pump	18
Potential of the acoustic micromanipulation technologies for biomedical research	18
The impact of microfluidics in high-throughput drug-screening applications	18
Controllable microfluidic fabrication of microstructured functional materials	17
What can microfluidics do for human microbiome research?	17
Spheroid-on-chip microfluidic technology for the evaluation of the impact of continuous flow on metastatic potential in cancer models in vitro	17
Low intermittent flow promotes rat mesenchymal stem cell differentiation in logarithmic fluid shear device	17
From cell spheroids to vascularized cancer organoids: Microfluidic tumor-on-a-chip models for preclinical drug evaluations	16
Microfluidic production of monodisperse emulsions for cosmetics	16
Human lung-on-chips: Advanced systems for respiratory virus models and assessment of immune response	14
What is the future of electrical impedance spectroscopy in flow cytometry?	14
Microfluidic immunoassay for detection of serological antibodies: A potential tool for rapid evaluation of immunity against SARS-CoV-2	13
A microfluidic flow analyzer with integrated lensed optical fibers	13
Mixing enhancement in T-junction microchannel with acoustic streaming induced by triangular structure	13
Dielectrophoretic trapping and impedance detection of Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholera, and Enterococci bacteria	12
A review on 3D printing functional brain model	12
A vascular-liver chip for sensitive detection of nutraceutical metabolites from human pluripotent stem cell derivatives	12
Carbon-based nanomaterials for viral infection management	12
A perspective on magnetic microfluidics: Towards an intelligent future	12
Microfluidic-assisted fiber production: Potentials, limitations, and prospects	12
Microfluidic model of monocyte extravasation reveals the role of hemodynamics and subendothelial matrix mechanics in regulating endothelial integrity	12
A constriction channel analysis of astrocytoma stiffness and disease progression	11
Microfluidic-based approaches for COVID-19 diagnosis	11
Manipulation of single cells inside nanoliter water droplets using acoustic forces	11
Limitation of spiral microchannels for particle separation in heterogeneous mixtures: Impact of particles’ size and deformability	11
Toward embryo cryopreservation-on-a-chip: A standalone microfluidic platform for gradual loading of cryoprotectants to minimize cryoinjuries	11
Resolving dynamics of inertial migration in straight and curved microchannels by direct cross-sectional imaging	11
Microfluidic enrichment of bacteria coupled to contact-free lysis on a magnetic polymer surface for downstream molecular detection	11
Microfluidic wearable electrochemical sweat sensors for health monitoring	11
Microfluidic generation of monodispersed Janus alginate hydrogel microparticles using water-in-oil emulsion reactant	11
Facilitating implementation of organs-on-chips by open platform technology	10
Liver-on-a-chip: Considerations, advances, and beyond	10
Dual-fiber microfluidic chip for multimodal manipulation of single cells	10
Emergence of debubblers in microfluidics: A critical review	9
Continuous electrical lysis of cancer cells in a microfluidic device with passivated interdigitated electrodes	9
Wearable microfluidic patch with integrated capillary valves and pumps for sweat management and multiple biomarker analysis	9
Deep learning assisted mechanotyping of individual cells through repeated deformations and relaxations in undulating channels	9
Paper-based analytical devices for point-of-care blood tests	9
The peculiar size and temperature dependence of water diffusion in carbon nanotubes studied with 2D NMR diffusion–relaxation D –T2eff spectroscopy	9
Drop-to-drop liquid–liquid extraction of DNA in an electrowetting-on-dielectric digital microfluidics	9
Immunomagnetic separation of circulating tumor cells with microfluidic chips and their clinical applications	9
Design of acoustofluidic device for localized trapping	9
Measurement of cell compressibility changes during epithelial–mesenchymal transition based on acoustofluidic microdevice	9
ECM-based microfluidic gradient generator for tunable surface environment by interstitial flow	8
Nanoextraction based on surface nanodroplets for chemical preconcentration and determination	8
Thermoplastic microfluidic bioreactors with integrated electrodes to study tumor treating fields on yeast cells	8
An integrated microfluidic bubble pocket for long-term perfused three-dimensional intestine-on-a-chip model	8
Low-cost and cleanroom-free prototyping of microfluidic and electrochemical biosensors: Techniques in fabrication and bioconjugation	8
Recent advances in acoustic microfluidics and its exemplary applications	8
Particle movement and fluid behavior visualization using an optically transparent 3D-printed micro-hydrocyclone	8

Microfluidic compartmentalization to identify gene biomarkers of infection	8
Brain organoid-on-a-chip: A next-generation human brain avatar for recapitulating human brain physiology and pathology	8
Optimization of a microfluidic spiral channel used to separate sperm from blood cells	8
The mechanical responses of advecting cells in confined flow	8
Nucleation kinetics of calcium oxalate monohydrate as a function of pH, magnesium, and osteopontin concentration quantified with droplet microfluidics	8