Abstract "Severe non-healing infections are often caused by multiple pathogens or by genetic variants of the same pathogen exhibiting different levels of antibiotic resistance. For example, polymicrobial diabetic foot infections double the risk of amputation compared to monomicrobial infections. Although these infections lead to increased morbidity...
Abstract "Typical microfluidic devices are application-specific and have to be carefully designed to implement the necessary functionalities for the targeted application. Programmable microfluidic chips try to overcome this by offering reconfigurable functionalities, allowing the same chip to be used in multiple different applications. In this work,...
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) isolated from blood have high potentials to be used for early diagnosis of cancer as well as personalized treatment. However, CTCs are rare in the blood which hinders their widespread use for clinical applications. Microfluidic methods for isolating CTC have been...
Abstract "Microfluidic-based cell culture allows for precise spatio-temporal regulation of microenvironment, live cell imaging and better recapitulation of physiological conditions, while minimizing reagents’ consumption. Despite their usefulness, most microfluidic systems are designed with one specific application in mind and usually require specialized equipment and expertise for...
Drug delivery systems aim at the controlled release and targeted delivery of pharmaceutical compounds to the body. With the advances made in miniaturized devices and microfluidic flow control systems, we are steps closer to fully automated microfluidic drug delivery systems with real-time monitoring capabilities. For...