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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Applications of electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) technology for droplet digital PCR	45
Perspectives in translating microfluidic devices from laboratory prototyping into scale-up production	40
Inertial microfluidics in contraction–expansion microchannels: A review	39
A low-cost 3D printed microfluidic bioreactor and imaging chamber for live-organoid imaging	36
Enhanced single-cell encapsulation in microfluidic devices: From droplet generation to single-cell analysis	35
Machine learning-enabled multiplexed microfluidic sensors	33
Synergizing microfluidics with soft robotics: A perspective on miniaturization and future directions	27
Recent developments in microfluidic synthesis of artificial cell-like polymersomes and liposomes for functional bioreactors	26
A liver-on-a-chip for hepatoprotective activity assessment	25
Complex coacervates as artificial membraneless organelles and protocells	25
The impact of microfluidics in high-throughput drug-screening applications	24
Increasing the packing density of assays in paper-based microfluidic devices	24
Spheroid-on-chip microfluidic technology for the evaluation of the impact of continuous flow on metastatic potential in cancer models in vitro	23
SAW-driven droplet jetting technology in microfluidic: A review	22
Challenges and opportunities for small volumes delivery into the skin	22
Gold-on-glass microwave split-ring resonators with PDMS microchannels for differential measurement in microfluidic sensing	22
The potential of microfluidics-enhanced extrusion bioprinting	21
Microfluidic production of monodisperse emulsions for cosmetics	19
From cell spheroids to vascularized cancer organoids: Microfluidic tumor-on-a-chip models for preclinical drug evaluations	19
A microfluidic flow analyzer with integrated lensed optical fibers	18
Potential of the acoustic micromanipulation technologies for biomedical research	18
Adoption of reinforcement learning for the intelligent control of a microfluidic peristaltic pump	18
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

Human lung-on-chips: Advanced systems for respiratory virus models and assessment of immune response	17
A review on 3D printing functional brain model	15
Microfluidic wearable electrochemical sweat sensors for health monitoring	15
Microfluidic model of monocyte extravasation reveals the role of hemodynamics and subendothelial matrix mechanics in regulating endothelial integrity	15
Microfluidic immunoassay for detection of serological antibodies: A potential tool for rapid evaluation of immunity against SARS-CoV-2	14
Microfluidic generation of monodispersed Janus alginate hydrogel microparticles using water-in-oil emulsion reactant	14
Dielectrophoretic trapping and impedance detection of Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholera, and Enterococci bacteria	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 perspective on magnetic microfluidics: Towards an intelligent future	13
Microfluidic-assisted fiber production: Potentials, limitations, and prospects	13
Manipulation of single cells inside nanoliter water droplets using acoustic forces	13
Facilitating implementation of organs-on-chips by open platform technology	13
Wearable microfluidic patch with integrated capillary valves and pumps for sweat management and multiple biomarker analysis	13
Continuous electrical lysis of cancer cells in a microfluidic device with passivated interdigitated electrodes	12
Toward embryo cryopreservation-on-a-chip: A standalone microfluidic platform for gradual loading of cryoprotectants to minimize cryoinjuries	12
Microfluidic-based approaches for COVID-19 diagnosis	12
Carbon-based nanomaterials for viral infection management	12
Emergence of debubblers in microfluidics: A critical review	11
Liver-on-a-chip: Considerations, advances, and beyond	11
Resolving dynamics of inertial migration in straight and curved microchannels by direct cross-sectional imaging	11
A constriction channel analysis of astrocytoma stiffness and disease progression	11
Dual-fiber microfluidic chip for multimodal manipulation of single cells	11
Brain organoid-on-a-chip: A next-generation human brain avatar for recapitulating human brain physiology and pathology	11
Paper-based analytical devices for point-of-care blood tests	11
Role of microfluidics in accelerating new space missions	11
Particle movement and fluid behavior visualization using an optically transparent 3D-printed micro-hydrocyclone	10
Measurement of cell compressibility changes during epithelial–mesenchymal transition based on acoustofluidic microdevice	10
Recent advances in acoustic microfluidics and its exemplary applications	10
Low-cost and cleanroom-free prototyping of microfluidic and electrochemical biosensors: Techniques in fabrication and bioconjugation	9
Evaluation of 3D-printed molds for fabrication of non-planar microchannels	9
Drop-to-drop liquid–liquid extraction of DNA in an electrowetting-on-dielectric digital microfluidics	9
Optimization of a microfluidic spiral channel used to separate sperm from blood cells	9
Micromixing within microfluidic devices: Fundamentals, design, and fabrication	9
Deep learning assisted mechanotyping of individual cells through repeated deformations and relaxations in undulating channels	9
Bandpass sorting of heterogeneous cells using a single surface acoustic wave transducer pair	9
The role of acoustofluidics and microbubble dynamics for therapeutic applications and drug delivery	8
An integrated microfluidic bubble pocket for long-term perfused three-dimensional intestine-on-a-chip model	8
Machine learning-augmented fluid dynamics simulations for micromixer educational module	8
Microfluidic synthesis as a new route to produce novel functional materials	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
Standardizing characterization of membrane active peptides with microfluidics	8
Modeling, simulation, and optimization of electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) devices	8
Microfluidic sample preparation for respiratory virus detection: A review	7
Microneedle arrays integrated with microfluidic systems: Emerging applications and fluid flow modeling	7
Automated calibration of 3D-printed microfluidic devices based on computer vision	7
Recent advances in microfluidic-based cancer immunotherapy-on-a-chip strategies	7

Microfluidics-enabled functional 3D printing	7
Scalable manufacture of a disposable, storage-stable eight-channel microfluidic device for rapid testing of platelet, coagulation, and drug function under whole blood flow	7
Static array of droplets and on-demand recovery for biological assays	7
Robotic automation of droplet microfluidics	7
Forming and loading giant unilamellar vesicles with acoustic jetting	7
Recent advances in the understanding of alveolar flow	7
Numerical simulation of intracellular drug delivery via rapid squeezing	7
Toward a modular, integrated, miniaturized, and portable microfluidic flow control architecture for organs-on-chips applications	7
Size and shape based chromosome separation in the inertial focusing device	7
Is microfluidics the “assembly line” for CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing?	7
Rapid β-human chorionic gonadotropin detection in urine with electric-double-layer gated field-effect transistor biosensors and a handheld device	7