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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Organ-on-a-chip engineering: Toward bridging the gap between lab and industry	62
Applications of electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) technology for droplet digital PCR	39
Inertial microfluidics in contraction–expansion microchannels: A review	38
Perspectives in translating microfluidic devices from laboratory prototyping into scale-up production	36
A low-cost 3D printed microfluidic bioreactor and imaging chamber for live-organoid imaging	33
Enhanced single-cell encapsulation in microfluidic devices: From droplet generation to single-cell analysis	32
A pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic model based on multi-organ-on-a-chip for drug–drug interaction studies	31
Machine learning-enabled multiplexed microfluidic sensors	31
Cancer cell migration and cancer drug screening in oxygen tension gradient chip	25
Complex coacervates as artificial membraneless organelles and protocells	25
Recent developments in microfluidic synthesis of artificial cell-like polymersomes and liposomes for functional bioreactors	24
Synergizing microfluidics with soft robotics: A perspective on miniaturization and future directions	24
A liver-on-a-chip for hepatoprotective activity assessment	24
Increasing the packing density of assays in paper-based microfluidic devices	23
Spheroid-on-chip microfluidic technology for the evaluation of the impact of continuous flow on metastatic potential in cancer models in vitro	22
The potential of microfluidics-enhanced extrusion bioprinting	21
Challenges and opportunities for small volumes delivery into the skin	21
SAW-driven droplet jetting technology in microfluidic: A review	21
Gold-on-glass microwave split-ring resonators with PDMS microchannels for differential measurement in microfluidic sensing	20
The impact of microfluidics in high-throughput drug-screening applications	20
Simulation of nanoparticle transport and adsorption in a microfluidic lung-on-a-chip device	19
Adoption of reinforcement learning for the intelligent control of a microfluidic peristaltic pump	18
A microfluidic flow analyzer with integrated lensed optical fibers	18
Potential of the acoustic micromanipulation technologies for biomedical research	18
Microfluidic production of monodisperse emulsions for cosmetics	17

Low intermittent flow promotes rat mesenchymal stem cell differentiation in logarithmic fluid shear device	17
Controllable microfluidic fabrication of microstructured functional materials	17
What can microfluidics do for human microbiome research?	17
From cell spheroids to vascularized cancer organoids: Microfluidic tumor-on-a-chip models for preclinical drug evaluations	16
Microfluidic model of monocyte extravasation reveals the role of hemodynamics and subendothelial matrix mechanics in regulating endothelial integrity	15
Human lung-on-chips: Advanced systems for respiratory virus models and assessment of immune response	15
Microfluidic generation of monodispersed Janus alginate hydrogel microparticles using water-in-oil emulsion reactant	14
Microfluidic immunoassay for detection of serological antibodies: A potential tool for rapid evaluation of immunity against SARS-CoV-2	14
What is the future of electrical impedance spectroscopy in flow cytometry?	14
Mixing enhancement in T-junction microchannel with acoustic streaming induced by triangular structure	13
A review on 3D printing functional brain model	13
Dielectrophoretic trapping and impedance detection of Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholera, and Enterococci bacteria	13
Microfluidic-assisted fiber production: Potentials, limitations, and prospects	13
Carbon-based nanomaterials for viral infection management	12
Microfluidic-based approaches for COVID-19 diagnosis	12
Limitation of spiral microchannels for particle separation in heterogeneous mixtures: Impact of particles’ size and deformability	12
A perspective on magnetic microfluidics: Towards an intelligent future	12
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
Facilitating implementation of organs-on-chips by open platform technology	11
Microfluidic wearable electrochemical sweat sensors for health monitoring	11
Manipulation of single cells inside nanoliter water droplets using acoustic forces	11
A constriction channel analysis of astrocytoma stiffness and disease progression	11
Liver-on-a-chip: Considerations, advances, and beyond	11
ECM-based microfluidic gradient generator for tunable surface environment by interstitial flow	10
Recent advances in acoustic microfluidics and its exemplary applications	10
Dual-fiber microfluidic chip for multimodal manipulation of single cells	10
Immunomagnetic separation of circulating tumor cells with microfluidic chips and their clinical applications	10
Wearable microfluidic patch with integrated capillary valves and pumps for sweat management and multiple biomarker analysis	10
Paper-based analytical devices for point-of-care blood tests	10
Measurement of cell compressibility changes during epithelial–mesenchymal transition based on acoustofluidic microdevice	10
Continuous electrical lysis of cancer cells in a microfluidic device with passivated interdigitated electrodes	9
Emergence of debubblers in microfluidics: A critical review	9
Deep learning assisted mechanotyping of individual cells through repeated deformations and relaxations in undulating channels	9
Role of microfluidics in accelerating new space missions	9
Brain organoid-on-a-chip: A next-generation human brain avatar for recapitulating human brain physiology and pathology	9
Optimization of a microfluidic spiral channel used to separate sperm from blood cells	9
Particle movement and fluid behavior visualization using an optically transparent 3D-printed micro-hydrocyclone	9
Drop-to-drop liquid–liquid extraction of DNA in an electrowetting-on-dielectric digital microfluidics	9
Bandpass sorting of heterogeneous cells using a single surface acoustic wave transducer pair	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
Evaluation of 3D-printed molds for fabrication of non-planar microchannels	8
Nucleation kinetics of calcium oxalate monohydrate as a function of pH, magnesium, and osteopontin concentration quantified with droplet microfluidics	8
Nanoextraction based on surface nanodroplets for chemical preconcentration and determination	8
Gut-liver-axis microphysiological system for studying cellular fluidic shear stress and inter-tissue interaction	8
Microfluidic compartmentalization to identify gene biomarkers of infection	8
Numerical simulation of intracellular drug delivery via rapid squeezing	7
Effect of elastic modulus on inertial displacement of cell-like particles in microchannels	7
Modeling, simulation, and optimization of electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) devices	7

Forming and loading giant unilamellar vesicles with acoustic jetting	7
Microfluidics-enabled functional 3D printing	7
Microfluidic sample preparation for respiratory virus detection: A review	7
Is microfluidics the “assembly line” for CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing?	7
The role of acoustofluidics and microbubble dynamics for therapeutic applications and drug delivery	7
Micromixing within microfluidic devices: Fundamentals, design, and fabrication	7
Standardizing characterization of membrane active peptides with microfluidics	7
Size and shape based chromosome separation in the inertial focusing device	7
Automated calibration of 3D-printed microfluidic devices based on computer vision	7
Microfluidic synthesis as a new route to produce novel functional materials	7
Recent advances in the understanding of alveolar flow	7