Vacuum-driven power-free microfluidics utilizing the gas solubility or permeability of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)

A localized temporary negative pressure assisted microfluidic device for detecting keratin 19 in A549 lung carcinoma cells with digital PCR

(2015) Qingchang Tian et al.   Analytical Methods

Phaseguide-assisted blood separation microfluidic device for point-of-care applications

(2015) Linfeng Xu et al.   Biomicrofluidics

Blood diagnostics using sedimentation to extract plasma on a fully integrated point-of-care microfluidic system

(2015) Adam Samborski et al.   ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES

A self-powered one-touch blood extraction system: a novel polymer-capped hollow microneedle integrated with a pre-vacuum actuator

(2015) Cheng Guo Li et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Bubble pump: scalable strategy for in-plane liquid routing

(2015) Ali Oskooei et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

A portable fluorescent sensor for on-site detection of microalgae

(2015) Young-Ho Shin et al.   MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Drying with no concentration gradient in large microfluidic droplets

(2015) Nadia Ziane et al.   Soft Matter

A multi-functional bubble-based microfluidic system

(2015) Khashayar Khoshmanesh et al.   Scientific Reports

Rapid Sub-attomole MicroRNA Detection on a Portable Microfluidic Chip

(2014) Hideyuki ARATA et al.   ANALYTICAL SCIENCES

Microstructured multi-well plate for three-dimensional packed cell seeding and hepatocyte cell culture

(2014) Vasiliy N. Goral et al.   Biomicrofluidics

An equipment-free polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic spotter for fabrication of microarrays

(2014) Teng Tang et al.   Biomicrofluidics

On-chip high density droplet-on-template (DOT) array

(2014) Jitae Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Oxygen control with microfluidics

(2014) Martin D. Brennan et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Hemolysis-free blood plasma separation

(2014) Jun Ho Son et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Digital PCR on an integrated self-priming compartmentalization chip

(2014) Qiangyuan Zhu et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

The pumping lid: investigating multi-material 3D printing for equipment-free, programmable generation of positive and negative pressures for microfluidic applications

(2014) Stefano Begolo et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Syringe-assisted point-of-care micropumping utilizing the gas permeability of polydimethylsiloxane

(2014) Linfeng Xu et al.   Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Gas Separation by Polymer Membranes: Beyond the Border

(2013) Gerhard Maier   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A power-free microfluidic chip for SNP genotyping using graphene oxide and a DNA intercalating dye

(2013) Jing Li et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

CNT/PDMS composite membranes for H2 and CH4 gas separation

(2013) Majid Nour et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Bubble gate for in-plane flow control

(2013) Ali Oskooei et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Active liquid degassing in microfluidic systems

(2013) J. Mikael Karlsson et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Micro-scale blood plasma separation: from acoustophoresis to egg-beaters

(2013) Maïwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Pneumatic oscillator circuits for timing and control of integrated microfluidics

(2013) P. N. Duncan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gravitational Sedimentation Induced Blood Delamination for Continuous Plasma Separation on a Microfluidics Chip

(2012) Xian-Bo Zhang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A “place n play” modular pump for portable microfluidic applications

(2012) Gang Li et al.   Biomicrofluidics

Self-priming compartmentalization digital LAMP for point-of-care

(2012) Qiangyuan Zhu et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Squeeze-chip: a finger-controlled microfluidic flow network device and its application to biochemical assays

(2012) Wentao Li et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Blood plasma separation in a long two-phase plug flowing through disposable tubing

(2012) Meng Sun et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Vacuum-assisted cell loading enables shear-free mammalian microfluidic culture

(2012) Martin Kolnik et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

A Biophysical Indicator of Vaso-occlusive Risk in Sickle Cell Disease

(2012) D. K. Wood et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Microfluidic Chips for Point-of-Care Immunodiagnostics

(2011) Luc Gervais et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A PDMS viscometer for assaying endoglucanase activity

(2011) Xiaoju Tang et al.   ANALYST

Hand-held syringe as a portable plastic pump for on-chip continuous-flow PCR: miniaturization of sample injection device

(2011) Wenming Wu et al.   ANALYST

A portable pressure pump for microfluidic lab-on-a-chip systems using a porous polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) sponge

(2011) Kyoung Je Cha et al.   BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES

Syringe-vacuum microfluidics: A portable technique to create monodisperse emulsions

(2011) Adam R. Abate et al.   Biomicrofluidics

Systematic characterization of degas-driven flow for poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic devices

(2011) David Y. Liang et al.   Biomicrofluidics

Three-dimensional interconnected microporous poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic devices

(2011) Po Ki Yuen et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Phaseguides: a paradigm shift in microfluidic priming and emptying

(2011) Paul Vulto et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Generation of oxygen gradients in microfluidic devices for cell culture using spatially confined chemical reactions

(2011) Yung-Ann Chen et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Bubbles no more: in-plane trapping and removal of bubbles in microfluidic devices

(2011) Conrad Lochovsky et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Design of pressure-driven microfluidic networks using electric circuit analogy

(2011) Kwang W. Oh et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Integrated separation of blood plasma from whole blood for microfluidic paper-based analytical devices

(2011) Xiaoxi Yang et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Pre-programmable polymer transformers as on-chip microfluidic vacuum generators

(2011) Chien-Chong Hong et al.   Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Nanocomposite carbon-PDMS membranes for gas separation

(2011) Majid Nour et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Pneumatic and hydraulic microactuators: a review

(2010) Michaël De Volder et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Oxygen gradients for open well cellular cultures via microfluidic substrates

(2010) Joe F. Lo et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Stand-alone self-powered integrated microfluidic blood analysis system (SIMBAS)

(2010) Ivan K. Dimov et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Multi-chamber PCR chip with simple liquid introduction utilizing the gas permeability of polydimethylsiloxane

(2010) Nguyen Ba Trung et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Vacuum soft lithography to direct neuronal polarization

(2010) J. Tanner Nevill et al.   Soft Matter

Integrating microfluidics and lensless imaging for point-of-care testing

(2009) SangJun Moon et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Bubble inclusion and removal using PDMS membrane-based gas permeation for applications in pumping, valving and mixing in microfluidic devices

(2009) Michael Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Toward one-step point-of-care immunodiagnostics using capillary-driven microfluidics and PDMS substrates

(2009) Luc Gervais et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Fine temporal control of the medium gas content and acidity and on-chip generation of series of oxygen concentrations for cell cultures

(2009) Mark Polinkovsky et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Passive microfluidic pumping using coupled capillary/evaporation effects

(2009) N. Scott Lynn et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Hydrodynamic blood plasma separation in microfluidic channels

(2009) Maïwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas et al.   Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Modulating Temporal and Spatial Oxygenation over Adherent Cellular Cultures

(2009) Shawn C. Oppegard et al.   PLoS One

A fast cell loading and high-throughput microfluidic system for long-term cell culture in zero-flow environments

(2008) Chunxiong Luo et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Design of a gold nanoprobe for rapid and portable mercury detection with the naked eye

(2008) Shijiang He et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Droplet-Based Microfluidic Platforms for the Encapsulation and Screening of Mammalian Cells and Multicellular Organisms

(2008) Jenifer Clausell-Tormos et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Triggering vacuum capillaries for pneumatic pumping and metering liquids in point-of-care immunoassays

(2008) Kuo-Yao Weng et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Development of a digital microfluidic platform for point of care testing

(2008) Ramakrishna Sista et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Innovations in optical microfluidic technologies for point-of-care diagnostics

(2008) Frank B. Myers et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Microfluidics and point-of-care testing

(2008) Samuel K. Sia et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Recent advances in microscale pumping technologies: a review and evaluation

(2008) Brian D. Iverson et al.   Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

GRAVI: Robotized Microfluidics for Fast and Automated Immunoassays in Low Volume

(2008) J ROSSIER et al.   Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation.

Analysis of pressure-driven air bubble elimination in a microfluidic device

(2007) Joo H. Kang et al.   LAB ON A CHIP