OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics is 5. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
A novel approach to detect CD4 T-lymphocytes using a microfluidic chip and compact signal processing circuit	152
Performance analysis of T-shaped micromixers using an innovative bend structure of mixing channel	35
Advancing micromixing techniques: the role of surface acoustic waves and fluid–structure interaction in non-newtonian fluids	31
Performance enhancement of hollow fiber membrane contactors for CO2 absorption using MEA-based functionalized nanofluids	29
Controllable fusion of multicellular spheroids using acoustofluidics	26
Template-assisted fabrication of moon-shaped channels for protein breakthrough analysis	25
Label-free isolation of circulating tumor cells using negative lateral dielectrophoresis-assisted inertial microfluidics	25
A microfluidic sperm-sorting device based on rheotaxis effect	24
Electroosmosis and peristaltic mechanism in a symmetric channel flow	23
Automated microparticle positioning using a pair of ultrasound-actuated microbubbles for microfluidic applications	21
Unidirectional particle transport in microfluidic chips operating in a tri-axial magnetic field for particle concentration and bio-analyte detection	21
A review of experimental and simulation methods for determining accommodation coefficients, particularly TMAC, at fluid-surface interfaces	19
Parametric study on the influence of varying angled inlet channels on mixing performance in simple T micromixers and vortex T micromixers across a wide range of Reynolds numbers	18
Design and proof-of-concept of a micropillar-based microfluidic chip for trapping and culture of single cells	17
Visualizing conformance control mechanisms in high-temperature reservoirs: a microfluidic analysis of Pickering emulsified gel systems	17
Fluid flow-based description of the geometrical features in fluidic channels using the Shannon’s information theory: an exploratory study	17
Variance-reduction kinetic simulation for characterization of surface and corner effects in low-speed rarefied gas flows through long micro-ducts	17
Focused ion beam milling based formation of nanochannels in silicon-glass microfluidic chips for the study of ion transport	16
Numerical modeling of photothermal effect in nanofluidic channels	16
Dispersion control in pressure-driven flow through bowed rectangular microchannels	16
A simple approach to fabricate multi-layer glass microfluidic chips based on laser processing and thermocompression bonding	15
3D microfluidics in PDMS: manufacturing with 3D molding	15
Fabrication for paper-based microfluidic analytical devices and saliva analysis application	15
Electrochemiluminescence sensing of vitamin B12 using laser-induced graphene based bipolar and single electrodes in a 3D-printed portable system	14
On-board reagent storage and release by solvent-selective, rotationally opened membranes: a digital twin approach	14

Flow characteristics prediction in a flow-focusing microchannel for a desired droplet size using an inverse model: experimental and numerical study	14
Flow regulation and drug delivery in bio-microfluidics using macro-porous ferrogel	13
Impact of viscosity ratio on the mixing efficiency of a core–shell structured droplet micromixer	13
High throughput cell mechanotyping of cell response to cytoskeletal modulations using a microfluidic cell deformation system	12
Process optimization for preparation of curcumin and quercetin co-encapsulated liposomes using microfluidic device	12
Measurements of diffusion coefficient and kinetic diameter of acetone vapor via molecular tagging	12
A compact modularized power-supply system for stable flow generation in microfluidic devices	11
Glass capillary assembled microfluidic three-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing device for fluorescent particle detection	11
A new method for selective determination of creatinine using smartphone-based digital image	11
Analysis of droplet displacement during transport of polydisperse emulsion as drug carriers in microchannels	11
A low-cost method of fabricating Parylene-SU-8 micro-nanofluidic chip by thermal nanoimprint and multilayer compositing	10
Effect of cross-slot configuration in microfluidics on o/w emulsification at high throughput	10
Nickel oxide nanoparticle synthesis and photocatalytic applications: evolution from conventional methods to novel microfluidic approaches	10
Design of a low-voltage dielectrophoresis lab-on-the chip to separate tumor and blood cells	10
RETRACTED ARTICLE: One-parameter scaling transformations of Maxwell nanofluid with Ludwig–Soret and pedesis motion passed over stretching–shrinking surfaces	10
Investigation on the focusing and separation of polystyrene microbeads in an integrated microfluidic system using magnetized functionalized flexible micro-magnet arrays	10
Stiffness estimation and classification of biological cells using constriction microchannel: poroelastic model and machine learning	10
Pressure drop and bubble velocity in Taylor flow through square microchannel	10
A magnetic bead array-based fluorescence immunoassay platform for robust cancer biomarker analysis in clinical blood samples	10
Pressure-driven generation of complex microfluidic droplet networks	10
Plane-symmetric co-flow capillary for the generation of monodisperse droplets	10
Analysis of interfacial mixing zone and mixing index in microfluidic channels	9
A PDMS-based microfluidic system for assessment of the protective role of dexmedetomidine against sepsis-related glycocalyx degradation	9
Fabrication of elastomeric microfluidic channels based on light-curing electrostatic printing	9
Electroosmotic flow of two-layer fluid containing Oldroyd-B fluid with fractional derivative in a rotating microparallel channel	9
Modeling and analysis of electrohydrodynamic printing under various pulsed voltage waveforms	9
Quantitative analysis for sweat-absorbing times of paper-based microfluidic chips	9
Experimental study of two-phase flow regimes in slit microchannels	9
Investigation of the impact of liquid presence on the acoustic streaming generated by a vibrating sharp tip capillary	9
Numerical characterization and optimization of the acoustic device for heterogeneous immunoassays	9
Particle finder: a simple particle detection tool for continuous-flow systems	9
Correction: Characterization of microfluidic trap and mixer module for rapid fluorescent tagging of microplastics	9
Generation of femtoliter liquid droplets in gas phase by microfluidic droplet shooter	9
On the behavior of prolate spheroids in a standing surface acoustic wave field	9
Microfluidics geometries involved in effective blood plasma separation	8
Correction: Computation of flow rates in rarefied gas flow through circular tubes via machine learning techniques	8
Development of 3D-structured tilt capillary valve for lab-on-a-disc devices	8
Microfluidic soluto-hydrodynamics using interactive patterned wall-slip and oscillatory thermo-capillarity	8
Electrically actuated peristaltic transport of viscoelastic fluid: a theoretical analysis	8
Dynamic response of a weakly ionized fluid in a vibrating Riga channel exposed to intense electromagnetic rotation	8
Correction to: Effect of the internal degrees of freedom of the gas molecules on the heat and mass transfer in long circular capillaries	8
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) based nanofluid flow due to a rotating cylinder: static and dynamics models	7
Localized flow control by photothermal actuation of pNIPAAm hydrogel brushes in a macroporous silicon membrane	7
The mechanisms and properties of inertial microfluidics: from fundamental models to biomedical applications	7
Effect of finite spatial and temporal resolutions on super-resolution particle tracking velocimetry for pressure-driven flow in a nanochannel	7
Leveraging perturbation method for the analysis of field-driven microflow of Carreau fluid	7
Label-free cancer cell separation from whole blood on centrifugal microfluidic platform using hydrodynamic technique	7
Biological structural study for the blood casson fluid flow in catheterized diverging tapered stenosed arteries with emerging shaped nanoparticles: application in drug delivery	7
Simulation of the onset of convection in a porous medium layer saturated by a couple-stress nanofluid	7
A microfluidic system for rapid nucleic acid analysis based on real-time convective PCR at point-of-care testing	7

Low-cost microfabrication methodology for microfluidic chips using 3D printer and replica molding techniques for biosensors	7
Rapid scalable fabrication of stable copper electrowetting valves	7
Modified capillary number to standardize droplet generation in suction-driven microfluidics	7
Exploring fluid flow in microchannels with branching and variable constrictions	7
Physiological hypoxia promotes cancer cell migration and attenuates angiogenesis in co-culture using a microfluidic device	7
A look-up table protocol for calibrating standing SAW acoustofluidics	6
Numerical investigation of transmission probability characteristics in the first low-density region of a laser wakefield accelerator	6
Microfluidic chip for synergic drugs assay in 3D breast cancer cell	6
Microfluidic synthesis of alginate co-polymeric microgels for enhanced protein delivery applications	6
Oscillating magnetic field enhanced Janus particle swimming in shear flow	6
Microfluidic continuous flow DNA fragmentation based on a vibrating sharp-tip	6
Experimental study on slip flow of nitrogen through microchannels at atmospheric pressure	6
Multiscale modeling of lubrication flows under rarefied gas conditions	5
RF sensor-based tracking of nanoparticle’s morphological and relative arrangement variations	5
Stiffness influence on particle separation in polydimethylsiloxane-based deterministic lateral displacement devices	5
Lung-on-a-chip composed of styrene-butadiene-styrene nano-fiber/porous PDMS composite membranes with cyclic triaxial stimulation	5
Spheroids, organoids and kidneys-on-chips: how complex human cellular models have assisted in the study of kidney disease and renal ciliopathies	5
Self-assembly of coated microdroplets at the sudden expansion of a microchannel	5
Thermally stable and durable superhydrophobic surfaces on stainless steel sheets with microholes via acid pretreatment and modification with self-assembled monolayers	5
Patterned synthesis of nanowires in microheaters: design and operational aspects	5
Flow rate variations in microfluidic circuits with free surfaces	5
Transient flow patterns of start-up flow in round microcavities	5
Methods and platforms for analysis of nucleic acids from single-cell based on microfluidics	5
Design and application of a self-pumping microfluidic staggered herringbone mixer	5
A variational approach applied to reduce fouling with the electroosmotic flow in porous-wall microchannels	5
Multiscale modelling of capillary imbibition in 3D-printed porous microfluidic channels	5
High-throughput separation of microalgae on a runway-shaped channel with ordered semicircular micro-obstacles	5
Marangoni convection analysis during ethanol natural evaporation in a capillary tube	5
Use microfluidics to create microdroplets for culturing and investigating algal cells in a high-throughput manner	5
Study on effects of magnetic fields of different inhomogeneous on the formation mechanism of microdroplets	5
Miniaturized DNA amplification platform with soft-lithographically fabricated continuous-flow PCR microfluidic device on a portable temperature controller	5
A thermoresponsive valve to control fluid flow in microfluidic paper-based devices	5
Generation of transient and tunable oxygen gradients in microfluidic channels utilizing the oxygen scavenging properties of thiol-ene polymers	5