OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Microsystems & Nanoengineering is 16. 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
Portable and wearable self-powered systems based on emerging energy harvesting technology	235
Wearable and flexible electrochemical sensors for sweat analysis: a review	182
Microtechnology-based methods for organoid models	160
Recent progress in silk fibroin-based flexible electronics	136
Viscoelastic microfluidics: progress and challenges	130
Tumor-on-a-chip: from bioinspired design to biomedical application	118
High-resolution two-photon polymerization: the most versatile technique for the fabrication of microneedle arrays	114
Optical spin-symmetry breaking for high-efficiency directional helicity-multiplexed metaholograms	94
Design and implementation of a jellyfish otolith-inspired MEMS vector hydrophone for low-frequency detection	88
Moisture-resistant, stretchable NOx gas sensors based on laser-induced graphene for environmental monitoring and breath analysis	87
Self-sustainable and recyclable ternary Au@Cu2O–Ag nanocomposites: application in ultrasensitive SERS detection and highly efficient photocatalysis of organic dyes under visible light	79
Continuous monitoring of diabetes with an integrated microneedle biosensing device through 3D printing	78
Wearable multi-sensing double-chain thermoelectric generator	75
Microneedle-based skin patch for blood-free rapid diagnostic testing	73
A microfluidic platform for cultivating ovarian cancer spheroids and testing their responses to chemotherapies	68
A new strategy for the fabrication of a flexible and highly sensitive capacitive pressure sensor	67
Ultralow detection limit and ultrafast response/recovery of the H2 gas sensor based on Pd-doped rGO/ZnO-SnO2 from hydrothermal synthesis	66
Patient-derived pancreatic cancer-on-a-chip recapitulates the tumor microenvironment	62
Highly integrated watch for noninvasive continual glucose monitoring	61
AlN MEMS filters with extremely high bandwidth widening capability	61
Smartphone-powered iontophoresis-microneedle array patch for controlled transdermal delivery	59
Plasmonic–perovskite solar cells, light emitters, and sensors	58
Microfluidics in cardiovascular disease research: state of the art and future outlook	56
MEMS-actuated metasurface Alvarez lens	56
Sensitive capacitive pressure sensors based on graphene membrane arrays	51

Wireless, battery-free, and fully implantable electrical neurostimulation in freely moving rodents	48
Recent progress in three-terminal artificial synapses based on 2D materials: from mechanisms to applications	47
Heteronanostructural metal oxide-based gas microsensors	47
Nanodroplet-mediated catheter-directed sonothrombolysis of retracted blood clots	47
MEMS inductor fabrication and emerging applications in power electronics and neurotechnologies	47
A thin-film temperature sensor based on a flexible electrode and substrate	46
Wearable multichannel pulse condition monitoring system based on flexible pressure sensor arrays	45
Integrated silicon photonic MEMS	43
High-performance photodetector based on an interface engineering-assisted graphene/silicon Schottky junction	42
Raindrop energy-powered autonomous wireless hyetometer based on liquid–solid contact electrification	42
Design rules for dense and rapid Lissajous scanning	40
Electrochemical micro-aptasensors for exosome detection based on hybridization chain reaction amplification	40
Stretchable and anti-impact iontronic pressure sensor with an ultrabroad linear range for biophysical monitoring and deep learning-aided knee rehabilitation	40
Advanced tools and methods for single-cell surgery	39
Aluminum scandium nitride thin-film bulk acoustic resonators for 5G wideband applications	39
Multiple-patterning colloidal lithography-implemented scalable manufacturing of heat-tolerant titanium nitride broadband absorbers in the visible to near-infrared	38
Capillary-force-induced collapse lithography for controlled plasmonic nanogap structures	38
An ultrafast-response and flexible humidity sensor for human respiration monitoring and noncontact safety warning	38
A nanoforest-based humidity sensor for respiration monitoring	38
Modular operation of microfluidic chips for highly parallelized cell culture and liquid dosing via a fluidic circuit board	37
Acoustofluidics for simultaneous nanoparticle-based drug loading and exosome encapsulation	37
Directly addressable GaN-based nano-LED arrays: fabrication and electro-optical characterization	36
A flexible pressure sensor with highly customizable sensitivity and linearity via positive design of microhierarchical structures with a hyperelastic model	36
Implantable intracortical microelectrodes: reviewing the present with a focus on the future	36
Generic sensor platform based on electro-responsive molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles (e-NanoMIPs)	35
Thin-film PMUTs: a review of over 40 years of research	35
Structural effects of 3D printing resolution on the gauge factor of microcrack-based strain gauges for health care monitoring	35
Recent advances in acoustofluidic separation technology in biology	34
3D-Printed electrochemical sensor-integrated transwell systems	34
An ultrasensitive and stretchable strain sensor based on a microcrack structure for motion monitoring	34
Microengineered platforms for characterizing the contractile function of in vitro cardiac models	34
Miura-ori structured flexible microneedle array electrode for biosignal recording	34
DNA tetrahedron-mediated immune-sandwich assay for rapid and sensitive detection of PSA through a microfluidic electrochemical detection system	34
An active self-cleaning surface system for photovoltaic modules using anisotropic ratchet conveyors and mechanical vibration	33
3D-printing-assisted flexible pressure sensor with a concentric circle pattern and high sensitivity for health monitoring	33
Novel resonant pressure sensor based on piezoresistive detection and symmetrical in-plane mode vibration	33
Biological receptor-inspired flexible artificial synapse based on ionic dynamics	33
Wafer-scale transfer route for top–down III-nitride nanowire LED arrays based on the femtosecond laser lift-off technique	32
Si nanowire Bio-FET for electrical and label-free detection of cancer cell-derived exosomes	32
Wearable multimode sensor with a seamless integrated structure for recognition of different joint motion states with the assistance of a deep learning algorithm	32
A novel polymer-based nitrocellulose platform for implementing a multiplexed microfluidic paper-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay	32
Parylene photonics: a flexible, broadband optical waveguide platform with integrated micromirrors for biointerfaces	31
Miniaturization of mechanical actuators in skin-integrated electronics for haptic interfaces	31
A silk-based self-adaptive flexible opto-electro neural probe	31
Acoustofluidic separation enables early diagnosis of traumatic brain injury based on circulating exosomes	31
A modular microfluidic system based on a multilayered configuration to generate large-scale perfusable microvascular networks	31
Single-electron detection utilizing coupled nonlinear microresonators	30
Scalable batch fabrication of ultrathin flexible neural probes using a bioresorbable silk layer	30
Flexible thin-film acoustic wave devices with off-axis bending characteristics for multisensing applications	29
Optimization of the fused deposition modeling-based fabrication process for polylactic acid microneedles	29

Microfabrication of functional polyimide films and microstructures for flexible MEMS applications	28
A comparative review of artificial muscles for microsystem applications	28
RapidET: a MEMS-based platform for label-free and rapid demarcation of tumors from normal breast biopsy tissues	28
Micro 3D printing of a functional MEMS accelerometer	28
Single-cell individualized electroporation with real-time impedance monitoring using a microelectrode array chip	28
Dual-signal readout paper-based wearable biosensor with a 3D origami structure for multiplexed analyte detection in sweat	27
3D microfluidic gradient generator for combination antimicrobial susceptibility testing	27
Label-free impedimetric immunosensor for point-of-care detection of COVID-19 antibodies	27
Geometric structure design of passive label-free microfluidic systems for biological micro-object separation	27
Electrochemical measurement of serotonin by Au-CNT electrodes fabricated on microporous cell culture membranes	27
Covalently grafting first-generation PAMAM dendrimers onto MXenes with self-adsorbed AuNPs for use as a functional nanoplatform for highly sensitive electrochemical biosensing of cTnT	26
Hydrodynamic constraints on the energy efficiency of droplet electricity generators	26
Flexible and reconfigurable radio frequency electronics realized by high-throughput screen printing of vanadium dioxide switches	26
UV-LED projection photolithography for high-resolution functional photonic components	26
Spray-coated electret materials with enhanced stability in a harsh environment for an MEMS energy harvesting device	25
A flexible and wearable NO2 gas detection and early warning device based on a spraying process and an interdigital electrode at room temperature	25
Iontophoresis-driven microneedle patch for the active transdermal delivery of vaccine macromolecules	25
Integrated microfluidic single-cell immunoblotting chip enables high-throughput isolation, enrichment and direct protein analysis of circulating tumor cells	25
Low-hysteresis, pressure-insensitive, and transparent capacitive strain sensor for human activity monitoring	25
Self-powered ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions via N2 discharge driven by Tesla turbine triboelectric nanogenerators	25
Oil-mediated high-throughput generation and sorting of water-in-water droplets	25
Single-cell sorting based on secreted products for functionally defined cell therapies	24
Beyond fundamental resonance mode: high-order multi-band ALN PMUT for in vivo photoacoustic imaging	24
Hydrogel electrodes with conductive and substrate-adhesive layers for noninvasive long-term EEG acquisition	23
Strong internal resonance in a nonlinear, asymmetric microbeam resonator	23
Mode-localized accelerometer in the nonlinear Duffing regime with 75 ng bias instability and 95 ng/√Hz noise floor	22
Distributed implantation of a flexible microelectrode array for neural recording	22
Self-cleaning semiconductor heterojunction substrate: ultrasensitive detection and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants for environmental remediation	22
Inkjet printing-based fabrication of microscale 3D ice structures	22
Eigenmode operation of piezoelectric resonant gyroscopes	21
Integrated 64 pixel UV image sensor and readout in a silicon carbide CMOS technology	21
A double-layered liquid metal-based electrochemical sensing system on fabric as a wearable detector for glucose in sweat	21
Touchable cell biophysics property recognition platforms enable multifunctional blood smart health care	21
0.79 ppm scale-factor nonlinearity whole-angle microshell gyroscope realized by real-time calibration of capacitive displacement detection	20
Micro/nanodevices for assessment and treatment in stomatology and ophthalmology	20
Length-based separation of Bacillus subtilis bacterial populations by viscoelastic microfluidics	20
Acoustic radiation-free surface phononic crystal resonator for in-liquid low-noise gravimetric detection	20
Highly efficient passive Tesla valves for microfluidic applications	19
3D-assembled microneedle ion sensor-based wearable system for the transdermal monitoring of physiological ion fluctuations	19
Polarized holographic lithography system for high-uniformity microscale patterning with periodic tunability	19
Thermally-curable nanocomposite printing for the scalable manufacturing of dielectric metasurfaces	19
The electrochemical detection of bioterrorism agents: a review of the detection, diagnostics, and implementation of sensors in biosafety programs for Class A bioweapons	19
Modular micro-PCR system for the onsite rapid diagnosis of COVID-19	19
Soft and flexible: core-shell ionic liquid resistive memory for electronic synapses	19
A 3D-printed magnetic digital microfluidic diagnostic platform for rapid colorimetric sensing of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae	18
Flexible thermoelectric generator and energy management electronics powered by body heat	18
Gut-on-a-chip for exploring the transport mechanism of Hg(II)	18
Investigation of a complete squeeze-film damping model for MEMS devices	18
Handheld endomicroscope using a fiber-optic harmonograph enables real-time and in vivo confocal imaging of living cell morphology and capillary perfusion	18
Droplet digital microfluidic system for screening filamentous fungi based on enzymatic activity	18
Sacrificial layer-assisted nanoscale transfer printing	18
Multilayer CVD graphene electrodes using a transfer-free process for the next generation of optically transparent and MRI-compatible neural interfaces	18
Origami-inspired folding assembly of dielectric elastomers for programmable soft robots	18
Flexible multifunctional platform based on piezoelectric acoustics for human–machine interaction and environmental perception	18
A 3D flexible neural interface based on a microfluidic interconnection cable capable of chemical delivery	17
A flexible protruding microelectrode array for neural interfacing in bioelectronic medicine	17
A tactile and airflow motion sensor based on flexible double-layer magnetic cilia	17
Novel nondelay-based reservoir computing with a single micromechanical nonlinear resonator for high-efficiency information processing	17
A metallic anti-biofouling surface with a hierarchical topography containing nanostructures on curved micro-riblets	17
Neuron devices: emerging prospects in neural interfaces and recognition	17
Exploring the nonlinear piezoresistive effect of 4H-SiC and developing MEMS pressure sensors for extreme environments	17
A dynamical approach to generate chaos in a micromechanical resonator	17
Development of a highly controlled system for large-area, directional printing of quasi-1D nanomaterials	17
Sperm quality metrics were improved by a biomimetic microfluidic selection platform compared to swim-up methods	17
Manipulation of single cells via a Stereo Acoustic Streaming Tunnel (SteAST)	16
A flexible neural implant with ultrathin substrate for low-invasive brain–computer interface applications	16
Computer vision meets microfluidics: a label-free method for high-throughput cell analysis	16
Scalable and automated CRISPR-based strain engineering using droplet microfluidics	16
A monolithic single-chip point-of-care platform for metabolomic prostate cancer detection	16
Pyrrhotite Fe1−xS microcubes as a new anode material in potassium-ion batteries	16
Assembly of multicomponent structures from hundreds of micron-scale building blocks using optical tweezers	16
1ppm-detectable hydrogen gas sensors by using highly sensitive P+/N+ single-crystalline silicon thermopiles	16
Aerosol jet printing of piezoelectric surface acoustic wave thermometer	16
MRBLES 2.0: High-throughput generation of chemically functionalized spectrally and magnetically encoded hydrogel beads using a simple single-layer microfluidic device	16