Dear Colleagues,

Microfluidic systems have many advantages over macroscale devices. Firstly, they offer the ability to work with small sample volume since most of the reagents used in these devices are extremely expensive. These devices not only provide remarkable manipulation and control of samples but also offer the ability to shorten reactions times and the possibility to perform parallel operations. By integrating several steps into a single system, microfluidic devices allow performing rapid measurements in a single step and, consequently, offer great potential in the development of portable and point-of-care devices. Another important advantage is their high surface area to volume ratio, and as a result, they offer high heat transfer rates, suitable for developing efficient micro-heat exchangers. However, the greatest potential of microfluidics is to exploit the advantages of the microscale physics. By understanding and manipulating microscale phenomena, microfluidic devices are systems that enable novel and unique applications that are not possible with conventional macroscale equipment.

For this Special Issue “Recent Advances in Microfluidic Devices”, we invite researchers to submit original and review articles on the latest advances and challenges in the development and applications of microfluidic devices. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Micro-/nanofluidic systems
• Applied microsystems
• Lab-on-a-chip technology
• Microfluidic control
• Micropump of microfluidics
• Fluidic resistance
• Microfluidic biochips
• Point of care diagnostics
• Biomedical microdevices
• Organ-on-chips
• Biomicrofluidics
• Blood flow
• Blood analogs
• Chemistry and biology on a chip
• Microreactors
• Visualization techniques for microfluidics
• Acoustic streaming
• Heat sinks
• Heat and mass transport of nanofluids
• Fabrication of microfluidic devices
• Numerical simulation of flow, mass, and heat transport in microdevices
• Mass transport enhancement by microbubbles and microdroplets
• Effect of surfactants in droplet microfluidics
• Biorheology
• Biosensors, optics, and detection
• Image analysis for microfluidics
• Cellular and molecular imaging
• Cell adhesion in microchannels
• Cell and particle transport in microfluidics

Dr. Rui A. Lima
Dr. João Mário Miranda
Dr. Patrícia Sousa
Guest Editors

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• microfluidics
• biomicrofluidics
• mass transport
• heat transport
• nanofluids
• computational fluid dynamics
• lab-on-a-chip
• organ-on-chips
• cell mechanics
• microreactors
• droplet microfluidics
• micro- and nanofabrication
• lithography
• soft lithography