Microfluidics has opened new windows of opportunities to researchers all around the world with various backgrounds. Although some applications such as organ on a chip and droplet microfluidics are quite established, newer applications are emerging as the field grows and more researchers gain access to...
Multi-layer microfluidic chips are used for a wide variety of applications involving microfluidics. They are commonly used in organ-on-a-chip platforms where one layer encapsulates the cell culture and receives nutrients or drug formulations from the top microchannels through a porous membrane. The design and fabrication...
In recent years, microfluidics platforms have progressed and resulted in the emergence of advanced droplet-based microfluidic systems that have gained significant attention in biology and chemistry research. Droplet microfluidic chips are capable of generating uniform droplets at ~kHz frequencies which makes them an ideal option...
Rarely a week goes by without a novel microfluidic technique being developed for synthetic biology applications and artificial cell generation. In this regard, oftentimes, droplet microfluidics is employed due to its capabilities for generating uniform lipid layers and encapsulating the cellular machinery. These liposomes, similar...
One of the major aims of synthetic biology is to take advantage of the cellular machinery and build a self-replicating cell mimicking a natural living organism. This so-called artificial/synthetic cell could then be modified according to the needs of the researcher. Although we are still...