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Interplay between materials and microfluidics
Xu Hou,Xu Hou,Yu Shrike Zhang,Grissel Trujillo-de Santiago,Grissel Trujillo-de Santiago,Mario Moises Alvarez,João Ribas,João Ribas,Steven J. Jonas,Paul S. Weiss,Paul S. Weiss,Anne M. Andrews,Joanna Aizenberg,Ali Khademhosseini +13 more
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In this paper, the interplay between materials and microfluidics is examined, with the discussion focused on how recent advances in materials fabrication have expanded the frontiers of micro-fluidic platforms and how the new micro fluididic capabilities are, in turn, furthering materials design.Abstract:
In this Review, the interplay between materials and microfluidics is examined, with the discussion focused on how recent advances in materials fabrication have expanded the frontiers of microfluidic platforms and how the new microfluidic capabilities are, in turn, furthering materials design.read more
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Disposable Sensors in Diagnostics, Food, and Environmental Monitoring.
Can Dincer,Richard Bruch,Estefanía Costa-Rama,M.T. Fernández-Abedul,Arben Merkoçi,Andreas Manz,Gerald Urban,Firat Güder +7 more
TL;DR: A brief insight into the materials and basics of sensors (methods of transduction, molecular recognition, and amplification) is provided followed by a comprehensive and critical overview of the disposable sensors currently used for medical diagnostics, food, and environmental analysis.
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Digitally Tunable Microfluidic Bioprinting of Multilayered Cannular Tissues.
Qingmeng Pi,Qingmeng Pi,Qingmeng Pi,Sushila Maharjan,Sushila Maharjan,Xiang Yan,Xiao Liu,Xiao Liu,Xiao Liu,Bijay Singh,Anne Metje van Genderen,Anne Metje van Genderen,Felipe Robledo-Padilla,Roberto Parra-Saldívar,Roberto Parra-Saldívar,Roberto Parra-Saldívar,Ning Hu,Ning Hu,Ning Hu,Weitao Jia,Weitao Jia,Weitao Jia,Changliang Xu,Changliang Xu,Changliang Xu,Jian Kang,Jian Kang,Shabir Hassan,Shabir Hassan,Haibo Cheng,Xu Hou,Ali Khademhosseini,Yu Shrike Zhang,Yu Shrike Zhang +33 more
TL;DR: A promising multichannel coaxial extrusion system (MCCES) for microfluidic bioprinting of circumferentially multilayered tubular tissues in a single step, using customized bioinks constituting gelatin methacryloyl, alginate, and eight‐arm poly(ethylene glycol) acrylate with a tripentaerythritol core, is presented.
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3D-Printed Graphene/Polylactic Acid Electrodes Promise High Sensitivity in Electroanalysis.
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Unique ion rectification in hypersaline environment: A high-performance and sustainable power generator system
Xuanbo Zhu,Junran Hao,Bin Bao,Yahong Zhou,Haibo Zhang,Jinhui Pang,Zhenhua Jiang,Lei Jiang,Lei Jiang +8 more
TL;DR: A versatile strategy for creating a scale-up Janus three-dimensional (3D) porous membrane–based osmotic power generator system and advances the fundamental understanding of fluid transport and materials design as a paradigm for a high-performance energy conversion generator.
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Advancing Frontiers in Bone Bioprinting.
Nureddin Ashammakhi,Anwarul Hasan,Outi Kaarela,Batzaya Byambaa,Batzaya Byambaa,Amir Sheikhi,Akhilesh K. Gaharwar,Ali Khademhosseini +7 more
TL;DR: A critical overview of the recent literature on various types of bioinks used for bone bioprinting is presented and major challenges, such as the vascularity, clinically relevant size, and mechanical properties of 3D printed structures, are discussed.
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