Recent advances and future perspectives on microfluidic liquid handling

Nguyen, NT; Hejazian, M; Ooi, CH; Kashaninejad, N

Recent advances and future perspectives on microfluidic liquid handling

Nguyen, NT Hejazian, M Ooi, CH Kashaninejad, N

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Citation:: Micromachines, 2017, 8 (6)
Issue Date:: 2017-06-12

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, NT	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hejazian, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ooi, CH	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kashaninejad, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4385-7771	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-06-12	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Micromachines, 2017, 8 (6)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/125496
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 by the authors. The interdisciplinary research field of microfluidics has the potential to revolutionize current technologies that require the handling of a small amount of fluid, a fast response, low costs and automation. Microfluidic platforms that handle small amounts of liquid have been categorised as continuous-flow microfluidics and digital microfluidics. The first part of this paper discusses the recent advances of the two main and opposing applications of liquid handling in continuous-flow microfluidics: mixing and separation. Mixing and separation are essential steps in most lab-on-a-chip platforms, as sample preparation and detection are required for a variety of biological and chemical assays. The second part discusses the various digital microfluidic strategies, based on droplets and liquid marbles, for the manipulation of discrete microdroplets. More advanced digital microfluidic devices combining electrowetting with other techniques are also introduced. The applications of the emerging field of liquid-marble-based digital microfluidics are also highlighted. Finally, future perspectives on microfluidic liquid handling are discussed.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Micromachines	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/mi8060186	en_US
dc.title	Recent advances and future perspectives on microfluidic liquid handling	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	8	en_US
utslib.for	1007 Nanotechnology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	8	en_US

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© 2017 by the authors. The interdisciplinary research field of microfluidics has the potential to revolutionize current technologies that require the handling of a small amount of fluid, a fast response, low costs and automation. Microfluidic platforms that handle small amounts of liquid have been categorised as continuous-flow microfluidics and digital microfluidics. The first part of this paper discusses the recent advances of the two main and opposing applications of liquid handling in continuous-flow microfluidics: mixing and separation. Mixing and separation are essential steps in most lab-on-a-chip platforms, as sample preparation and detection are required for a variety of biological and chemical assays. The second part discusses the various digital microfluidic strategies, based on droplets and liquid marbles, for the manipulation of discrete microdroplets. More advanced digital microfluidic devices combining electrowetting with other techniques are also introduced. The applications of the emerging field of liquid-marble-based digital microfluidics are also highlighted. Finally, future perspectives on microfluidic liquid handling are discussed.

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