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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Process optimization for preparation of curcumin and quercetin co-encapsulated liposomes using microfluidic device	184
Analysis of interfacial mixing zone and mixing index in microfluidic channels	46
A compact modularized power-supply system for stable flow generation in microfluidic devices	33
A low-cost method of fabricating Parylene-SU-8 micro-nanofluidic chip by thermal nanoimprint and multilayer compositing	30
Pressure drop and bubble velocity in Taylor flow through square microchannel	29
Visualizing conformance control mechanisms in high-temperature reservoirs: a microfluidic analysis of Pickering emulsified gel systems	28
Investigation of the impact of liquid presence on the acoustic streaming generated by a vibrating sharp tip capillary	28
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	25
On-board reagent storage and release by solvent-selective, rotationally opened membranes: a digital twin approach	23
Modeling and analysis of electrohydrodynamic printing under various pulsed voltage waveforms	22
Fabrication for paper-based microfluidic analytical devices and saliva analysis application	22
Multiscale modelling of capillary imbibition in 3D-printed porous microfluidic channels	21
Evaluation of the cytotoxic effect of chitosan-zoledronic acid nanoparticles and free zoledronic acid against a549 lung cancer cells using microfluidic technology	20
Modelling, simulation, and experimental characterization of particle sedimentation inside a horizontal syringe	19
Biological structural study for the blood casson fluid flow in catheterized diverging tapered stenosed arteries with emerging shaped nanoparticles: application in drug delivery	19
Miniaturized DNA amplification platform with soft-lithographically fabricated continuous-flow PCR microfluidic device on a portable temperature controller	18
A simple projection photolithography method for low-cost rapid prototyping of microfluidic chips	17
Study on effects of magnetic fields of different inhomogeneous on the formation mechanism of microdroplets	17
A hybrid Gaussian mixture/DSMC approach to study the Fourier thermal problem	17
Experimental study on slip flow of nitrogen through microchannels at atmospheric pressure	17
Dynamic response of a weakly ionized fluid in a vibrating Riga channel exposed to intense electromagnetic rotation	17
A “Plug-n-Play” permeable brick-based microfluidic pump	16
Enhancement of COVID-19 detection time by means of electrothermal force	16
Reversible bonding for microfluidic devices with UV release tape	16
Enhancement of the vorticity based on side feeding in a microdevice	15

An investigation on microfluidic preparation of aluminum phosphate adjuvant	15
Computational analysis of Yamada–Ota and Xue models for surface tension gradient impact on radiative 3D flow of trihybrid nanofluid with Soret–Dufour effects	14
Sheathless inertial microfluidic cell separation via a serpentine–contraction–expansion device coupled with a combinatorial extraction regulator	14
Effects of geometrical confinement on the generation of droplets at microfluidics T-junctions with rectangle channels	14
Enhancement of zebrafish sperm activation through microfluidic mixing induced by aquatic microrobots	14
A mould-free soft-lithography approach for rapid, low-cost and bulk fabrication of microfluidic chips using photopolymer sheets	14
Effects of sample rheology on the equilibrium position of particles and cells within a spiral microfluidic channel	13
ZnO/glass-based SAW tweezer for dexterous particle patterning and patterned cell culturing	13
PDMS-based microfluidic capillary pressure-driven viscometry and application to Drosophila melanogaster’s hemolymph	13
Surface acoustic wave-assisted microfluidic isolation of aptamers	13
Microfluidic technologies: buffer exchange in bioprocessing, a mini review	13
Interplay of acoustophoresis and dielectrophoresis in a standing surface acoustic wave field: from spherical to non-spherical particles	12
Proliferation and weak aerotaxis changes the cancer cell distribution in oxygen gradients at physiological level	12
Phage-displayed antibody fragments in microfluidic paper-based devices: a novel approach for sensitive detection of glycine-extended gastrin 17 biomarker using gold nanoparticles	12
Identification of emulsification regimes in co-flow microfluidics using stroboscopic LED illumination	12
Investigation of bubble formation dynamics of gas-non-Newtonian liquid two-phase flow in a flow-focusing generator	11
Characterization of red blood cell deformability induced by acoustic radiation force	11
Preparation of cobalt oxide and tin dioxide nanofluids and investigation of their thermophysical properties	11
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates prepared by controlled synthesis of gold nanobipyramids in microchannels	11
Effect of various parameters on the distribution and extraction of platelets in a microfluidic system	11
Cost-effective 3D H-filter fabricated by xurographic method	11
Some insights into the use of pore network simulations for predicting single-phase fluid flow in model porous media	11
Copper capillaries with lubricant-infused walls: fabrication and drag reduction performance	10
Merged and alternating droplets generation in double T-junction microchannels using symmetrically inserted capillaries	10
SERS-active core-satellite nanostructures in a membrane filter-integrated microfluidic device for sensitive and continuous detection of trace molecules	10
Quantifying the dielectrophoretic force on colloidal particles in microfluidic devices	10
Comprehensive characterization of a microfluidic platform for DEP manipulation and bio-impedance detection using multi-sized polystyrene microbeads	10
Influence of electrode reactions on electroosmotic flow and ion transport in a microchannel	10
Simplifying biochemical signal transport in steady flows within a single-cell-trapping microchannel by linear low-order systems	10
Semi-enclosed microfluidic device on glass-fiber membrane with enhanced signal quality for colorimetric analyte detection in whole blood	10
Pressure-driven generation of complex microfluidic droplet networks	9
Analysis of sperm cell motion in high viscosity Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids using a microfluidic channel	9
Flow regulation and drug delivery in bio-microfluidics using macro-porous ferrogel	9
Quantitative analysis for sweat-absorbing times of paper-based microfluidic chips	9
Enhanced particle focusing and sorting by multiple sheath stream in contraction–expansion microchannel	9
3D microfluidics in PDMS: manufacturing with 3D molding	9
Plane-symmetric co-flow capillary for the generation of monodisperse droplets	9
Recent hypotheses on the parameters of microchannel flow boiling: a comprehensive overview	9
Numerical characterization and optimization of the acoustic device for heterogeneous immunoassays	8
Patterned synthesis of nanowires in microheaters: design and operational aspects	8
Directional droplet transport on switchable ratchets by mechanowetting	8
A review of experimental and simulation methods for determining accommodation coefficients, particularly TMAC, at fluid-surface interfaces	8
A PDMS-based microfluidic system for assessment of the protective role of dexmedetomidine against sepsis-related glycocalyx degradation	8
Modulation of cancer stemness property in head and neck cancer cells via circulatory fluid shear stress	8
Unidirectional particle transport in microfluidic chips operating in a tri-axial magnetic field for particle concentration and bio-analyte detection	8
Flow characteristics prediction in a flow-focusing microchannel for a desired droplet size using an inverse model: experimental and numerical study	8
RF sensor-based tracking of nanoparticle’s morphological and relative arrangement variations	8
Stiffness influence on particle separation in polydimethylsiloxane-based deterministic lateral displacement devices	7
Physiological hypoxia promotes cancer cell migration and attenuates angiogenesis in co-culture using a microfluidic device	7
A low-cost and disposable capillary-based paper sensor for measuring blood-plasma viscosity using a smartphone app	7

Magnetic nanodrug delivery in non-Newtonian blood flows	7
Analysis and optimization of microfluidic systems for real-time detection of nutrients in soil based on computational fluid dynamics and response surface methodology	7
Quantitative numerical analysis of micro-thermal transpiration pump using kinetic theory of gases	7
Electrically actuated peristaltic transport of viscoelastic fluid: a theoretical analysis	7
A magnetically driven elastic rod type bi-directional swimmer at stokes flow	7
Model order reduction for the 1D Boltzmann-BGK equation: identifying intrinsic variables using neural networks	7
The mechanisms and properties of inertial microfluidics: from fundamental models to biomedical applications	7
Microfluidic continuous flow DNA fragmentation based on a vibrating sharp-tip	7
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	7
Lab on a chip for detecting Clara cell protein 16 (CC16) for potential screening of the workers exposed to respirable silica aerosol	7
Analysis on Couette flow of a micropolar fluid through a circular annulus filled with the porous medium	6
Automated measurements and characterization of magnetic permeability in magnetorheological fluid	6
Waviness-induced passive particle manipulation of very dilute suspensions in confined microfluidic flows	6
A hierarchical levitating cluster containing transforming small aggregates of water droplets	6
A novel algorithm for rapid estimation of magnetic particle trajectory in arbitrary magnetophoretic devices under continuous fluid flow	6
Enhancement in electroosmotic mixing in obstruction-laden microchannels	6
Synthesis of tunable gold nanostars via 3D-printed microfluidic device with vibrating sharp-tip acoustic mixing	6
Facile and highly efficient loading and freezing of cryoprotectants for oocyte vitrification based on planar microfluidics	6
Exploring the stability of single emulsion created by microfluidics and its use in the production of core–shell microparticles	6
Liquid drops on compliant and non-compliant substrates: an ellipsoid-based fitting for approximating drop shape and volume	6
Fabrication of microtiter plate on paper using 96-well plates for wax stamping	6