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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Applications of electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) technology for droplet digital PCR	46
Perspectives in translating microfluidic devices from laboratory prototyping into scale-up production	41
Inertial microfluidics in contraction–expansion microchannels: A review	40
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	28
The impact of microfluidics in high-throughput drug-screening applications	26
A liver-on-a-chip for hepatoprotective activity assessment	26
Recent developments in microfluidic synthesis of artificial cell-like polymersomes and liposomes for functional bioreactors	26
Spheroid-on-chip microfluidic technology for the evaluation of the impact of continuous flow on metastatic potential in cancer models in vitro	25
Increasing the packing density of assays in paper-based microfluidic devices	24
SAW-driven droplet jetting technology in microfluidic: A review	24
Challenges and opportunities for small volumes delivery into the skin	22
From cell spheroids to vascularized cancer organoids: Microfluidic tumor-on-a-chip models for preclinical drug evaluations	21
The potential of microfluidics-enhanced extrusion bioprinting	21
Potential of the acoustic micromanipulation technologies for biomedical research	19
Microfluidic production of monodisperse emulsions for cosmetics	19
Human lung-on-chips: Advanced systems for respiratory virus models and assessment of immune response	18
Adoption of reinforcement learning for the intelligent control of a microfluidic peristaltic pump	18
A review on 3D printing functional brain model	17
Controllable microfluidic fabrication of microstructured functional materials	17
Microfluidic model of monocyte extravasation reveals the role of hemodynamics and subendothelial matrix mechanics in regulating endothelial integrity	16
Microfluidic wearable electrochemical sweat sensors for health monitoring	15
Toward embryo cryopreservation-on-a-chip: A standalone microfluidic platform for gradual loading of cryoprotectants to minimize cryoinjuries	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
Manipulation of single cells inside nanoliter water droplets using acoustic forces	14
What is the future of electrical impedance spectroscopy in flow cytometry?	14
Microfluidic-assisted fiber production: Potentials, limitations, and prospects	13
A perspective on magnetic microfluidics: Towards an intelligent future	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
Mixing enhancement in T-junction microchannel with acoustic streaming induced by triangular structure	13
Microfluidic-based approaches for COVID-19 diagnosis	13
Carbon-based nanomaterials for viral infection management	12
Particle movement and fluid behavior visualization using an optically transparent 3D-printed micro-hydrocyclone	12
Continuous electrical lysis of cancer cells in a microfluidic device with passivated interdigitated electrodes	12
Dual-fiber microfluidic chip for multimodal manipulation of single cells	12
Brain organoid-on-a-chip: A next-generation human brain avatar for recapitulating human brain physiology and pathology	11
Liver-on-a-chip: Considerations, advances, and beyond	11
A constriction channel analysis of astrocytoma stiffness and disease progression	11
Role of microfluidics in accelerating new space missions	11
Emergence of debubblers in microfluidics: A critical review	11
Paper-based analytical devices for point-of-care blood tests	11
Resolving dynamics of inertial migration in straight and curved microchannels by direct cross-sectional imaging	11
Evaluation of 3D-printed molds for fabrication of non-planar microchannels	10
Low-cost and cleanroom-free prototyping of microfluidic and electrochemical biosensors: Techniques in fabrication and bioconjugation	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
Micromixing within microfluidic devices: Fundamentals, design, and fabrication	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	9
Optimization of a microfluidic spiral channel used to separate sperm from blood cells	9
Recent advances in microfluidic-based cancer immunotherapy-on-a-chip strategies	9
Deep learning assisted mechanotyping of individual cells through repeated deformations and relaxations in undulating channels	9
Standardizing characterization of membrane active peptides with 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
Rapid β-human chorionic gonadotropin detection in urine with electric-double-layer gated field-effect transistor biosensors and a handheld device	8
Machine learning-augmented fluid dynamics simulations for micromixer educational module	8
Modeling, simulation, and optimization of electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) devices	8
The role of acoustofluidics and microbubble dynamics for therapeutic applications and drug delivery	8
Nucleation kinetics of calcium oxalate monohydrate as a function of pH, magnesium, and osteopontin concentration quantified with droplet microfluidics	8
Microneedle arrays integrated with microfluidic systems: Emerging applications and fluid flow modeling	8
Microfluidic synthesis as a new route to produce novel functional materials	8
An integrated microfluidic bubble pocket for long-term perfused three-dimensional intestine-on-a-chip model	8
Microfluidic compartmentalization to identify gene biomarkers of infection	8
A review on inertial microfluidic fabrication methods	7
Automated calibration of 3D-printed microfluidic devices based on computer vision	7
Forming and loading giant unilamellar vesicles with acoustic jetting	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
Robotic automation of droplet microfluidics	7
Microfluidics-enabled functional 3D printing	7

Microfluidic sample preparation for respiratory virus detection: A review	7
Size and shape based chromosome separation in the inertial focusing device	7
Is microfluidics the “assembly line” for CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing?	7
Recent advances in the understanding of alveolar flow	7