OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biomicrofluidics is 7. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Dynamic cellular responses to gravitational forces: Exploring the impact on white blood cell(s)	81
Erratum: “Mechanical interaction between a hydrogel and an embedded cell in biomicrofluidic applications” [Biomicrofluidics 19, 024104 (2025)]	49
Epithelial and mesenchymal phenotypes determine the dynamics of circulating breast tumor cells in microfluidic capillaries under chemotherapy-induced stress	41
Recent advances in label-free optical, electrochemical, and electronic biosensors for glioma biomarkers	35
Trajectory analysis of Bacillus subtilis in micro-droplets	32
Recent advances in microscale techniques for red blood cells manipulation	32
I-LIFT (image-based laser-induced forward transfer) platform for manipulating encoded microparticles	31
Microflows in two-generation alveolar cells at an acinar bifurcation	25
Nanogap traps for passive bacteria concentration and single-point confocal Raman spectroscopy	23
Thermal bubble single-cell printing chip: High-throughput, wide-field, and efficient	22
Synergy of robotics and microfluidics for intelligent micro- and nanomanipulation	22
Long-term cultured microvascular networks on chip for tumor vascularization research and drug testing	18
Design of a flexing organ-chip to model in situ loading of the intervertebral disc	18
Simultaneous high-throughput particle-bacteria separation and solution exchange via in-plane and out-of-plane parallelization of microfluidic centrifuges	17
Recent advances in microfluidic-based spectroscopic approaches for pathogen detection	17
Preface to the Special Topic: Microfluidics, Circulating Biomarkers and Cancer	17
pH effects on capture efficiency and deposition patterns in sessile droplet immunoassays: An XDLVO analysis	15
The enhancement of DNA fragmentation in a bench top ultrasonic water bath with needle-induced air bubbles: Simulation and experimental investigation	15
Liver-on-a-chip: Considerations, advances, and beyond	15
Microfluidic sweat patch based on capillary force and evaporation pump for real-time continuous sweat analysis	14
Robotic automation of droplet microfluidics	14
Investigating the effect of phospholipids on droplet formation and surface property evolution in microfluidic devices for droplet interface bilayer (DIB) formation	14
Artificial intelligence-driven electrochemical immunosensing biochips in multi-component detection	14
A microfluidic sucrose gap platform using trilaminar flow with on-chip switching and novel calibration: Challenges and limitations	13
Improved acoustic holograms using simulated annealing	13

Lateral force separation of biopolymers using an atomic force microscope	13
Microfluidic supercritical CO2 applications: Solvent extraction, nanoparticle synthesis, and chemical reaction	13
Digital microfluidics methods for nucleic acid detection: A mini review	13
Microfluidic-to-macrofluidic: A simple in vitro model of atherosclerosis induced by fluidic stimulation	12
Paper-based microfluidics: Analyte-driven imbibition under the lens	12
A brief overview of passive microvalves in microfluidics: Mechanism, manufacturing, and applications	12
Application and prospect of microfluidic devices for rapid assay of cell activities in the tumor microenvironment	12
A microfluidic technique for measuring fiber-level mass transport efficiency and hemolysis of blood oxygenators	12
Mechanically mediated cargo delivery to cells using microfluidic devices	11
Manually pressurized droplet digital PCR chip for rapid SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics	11
Parallel study of transient dosing of antibiotics in a microfluidic device	11
A miniaturized culture platform for control of the metabolic environment	11
Microfluidics and nanofluidics in India – some recent advancements and futuristic perspective	11
Soluto-thermal Marangoni convection in stationary micro-bioreactors on heated substrates: Tool for in vitro diagnosis of PSA	11
Continuous separation of bacterial cells from large debris using a spiral microfluidic device	11
Brain organoid-on-a-chip: A next-generation human brain avatar for recapitulating human brain physiology and pathology	10
Cell pairing for biological analysis in microfluidic devices	10
Biphasic flow dynamics and polarized mass transportation in branched hepatic sinusoids	10
Laser induced graphanized microfluidic devices	10
On-chip dielectrophoretic device for cancer cell manipulation: A numerical and artificial neural network study	9
Hepatic spheroid-on-a-chip: Fabrication and characterization of a spheroid-based in vitro model of the human liver for drug screening applications	9
Recent advances in the understanding of alveolar flow	9
Design automation for deterministic lateral displacement by leveraging deep Q-network	9
Addressable microfluidics technology for non-sacrificial analysis of biomaterial implants in vivo	9
Air microfluidics-enabled soft robotic transtibial prosthesis socket liner toward dynamic management of residual limb contact pressure and volume fluctuation	9
Confinement effect on the microcapillary flow and shape of red blood cells	9
Low-cost and convenient fabrication of polymer micro/nanopores with the needle punching process and their applications in nanofluidic sensing	8
Organ-specific vasculature-on-a-chip systems	8
Recent advances in microfluidic-based cancer immunotherapy-on-a-chip strategies	8
Microfluidics-enabled functional 3D printing	8
High-Q WGM microcavity-based optofluidic sensor technologies for biological analysis	8
Mimicking blood and lymphatic vasculatures using microfluidic systems	8
Micromixing within microfluidic devices: Fundamentals, design, and fabrication	8
Engineering porous membranes mimicking in vivo basement membrane for organ-on-chips applications	8
Perspective on fluorescence cell imaging with ionophore-based ion-selective nano-optodes	8
A high-throughput flowless microfluidic single and multi-solute concentration gradient generator: Design and parametric study	7
Naturally derived colloidal rods in microfluidic flows	7
Microfluidic synthesis as a new route to produce novel functional materials	7
High-precision, cost-effective manufacturing of fused silica microchannels through CNC milling and detachable bonding	7
Developing a piezoresistive sensor based bionic neurological intraoperative monitoring system for spine surgery skill training	7
From specialization to broad adoption: Key trends in droplet microfluidic innovations enhancing accessibility to non-experts	7
Inkjet-printed microgel-based etalon sensor	7
Nano/microfluidic device for high-throughput passive trapping of nanoparticles	7
The interaction of vortical flows with red cells in venous valve mimics	7
Faradaic-free electrokinetic nucleic acid amplification (E-NAAMP) using localized on-chip high frequency Joule heating	7
Toward droplets displaying life-like interaction behaviors	7
An in vitro multi-organ microphysiological system (MPS) to investigate the gut-to-brain translocation of neurotoxins	7
Wall shear gradient dependent thrombosis studied in blood-on-a-chip with stenotic, branched, and valvular constructions	7
Referee acknowledgment for 2021	7