Droplet Microfluidics, Volume II
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "A：Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2021) | Viewed by 3474
Special Issue Editors
Interests: single-cell analysis; single-cell genomics; droplet microfluidics; array of microwells
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Interests: single-cell DNA sequencing; single-cell RNA sequencing; cancer genomics; bioinformatics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Droplet microfluidics has dramatically developed in the past decade, and has been established as one of the microfluidic technologies that can translate into commercial products. Its rapid development and adoption have relied not only on an efficient stabilizing system (oil and surfactant), but also on a library of modules that are able to manipulate droplets at a high-throughput. Droplet microfluidics is a vibrant field that keeps evolving, with advances that span technology development and applications. Recent examples include innovative methods to generate droplets, to perform single-cell encapsulation, magnetic extraction, or sorting at an even higher throughput. The trend consists of improving parameters such as robustness, throughput, or ease of use. Remarkably, these developments rely on a firm understanding of the physics and chemistry involved in capillary systems at a small scale. Finally, droplet microfluidics has played a pivotal role in biological applications, such as single-cell genomics or high-throughput microbial screening, and chemical applications.
This Special Issue seeks to showcase all of the aspects of the exciting field of droplet microfluidics, including, but not limited to, technology development, applications, and open-source systems.
Dr. Eric Brouzes
Dr. Siran Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- droplet microfluidics
- droplet manipulation
- droplet-based applications
- chemistry of microfluidic droplets
- physics of microfluidic droplets
- open-source equipment for droplet microfluidics
- droplet-based high-throughput screening
- single-cell manipulation or analysis with droplet microfluidics
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- Droplet Microfluidics in Micromachines (9 articles)
