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Microfluidics and nanofluids are rapidly growing technologies of tremendous potential and benefits. This book features a spectrum of topics on these emerging technologies that include microfluidic applications, mass production of chips, flow sensing approaches, fabrication of microfluidic channels using the micromilling process, application of micromixers for wastewater treatment and life cycle assessment, solar thermal conversion of plasmonic nanofluids, and liquid cooling, as well as carbon capture utilization and storage using nanocomposite and nanofluids. The book is intended to provide useful information and guidance to a wide variety of people including students, researchers, engineers, and manufacturers who are involved or interested in these technologies.

Microfluidics.

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Microfluidics and nanofluids are rapidly growing technologies of tremendous potential and benefits. This book features a spectrum of topics on these emerging technologies that include microfluidic applications, mass production of chips, flow sensing approaches, fabrication of microfluidic channels using the micromilling process, application of micromixers for wastewater treatment and life cycle assessment, solar thermal conversion of plasmonic nanofluids, and liquid cooling, as well as carbon capture utilization and storage using nanocomposite and nanofluids. The book is intended to provide useful information and guidance to a wide variety of people including students, researchers, engineers, and manufacturers who are involved or interested in these technologies.

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Droplet microfluidics has dramatically developed in the past decade and has been established as a microfluidic technology that can translate into commercial products. Its rapid development and adoption have relied not only on an efficient stabilizing system (oil and surfactant), but also on a library of modules that can manipulate droplets at a high-throughput. Droplet microfluidics is a vibrant field that keeps evolving, with advances that span technology development and applications. Recent examples include innovative methods to generate droplets, to perform single-cell encapsulation, magnetic extraction, or sorting at an even higher throughput. The trend consists of improving parameters such as robustness, throughput, or ease of use. These developments rely on a firm understanding of the physics and chemistry involved in hydrodynamic flow at a small scale. Finally, droplet microfluidics has played a pivotal role in biological applications, such as single-cell genomics or high-throughput microbial screening, and chemical applications. This Special Issue will showcase all aspects of the exciting field of droplet microfluidics, including, but not limited to, technology development, applications, and open-source systems.

Technology: general issues --- FADS --- emulsification --- droplet coalescence --- enzyme engineering --- synthetic biology --- droplet formation --- phase field model --- interfacial tension --- glass capillary microfluidic device --- fluidic mixer --- air bubble --- 3D printing --- microcapsules --- double-emulsion drops --- osmotic pressure --- ultra-thin-shell --- microfluidics --- droplet array --- microvalve --- droplets --- lock-in detection --- real-time calibration --- homogeneous immunoassay --- on-chip mergers --- pneumatic valves --- programmable droplet formation --- dilutions --- Microfluidics --- drug combinations --- screening --- droplet microfluidics --- sorting --- passive sorting --- photo-tag --- n/a

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Droplet microfluidics has dramatically developed in the past decade and has been established as a microfluidic technology that can translate into commercial products. Its rapid development and adoption have relied not only on an efficient stabilizing system (oil and surfactant), but also on a library of modules that can manipulate droplets at a high-throughput. Droplet microfluidics is a vibrant field that keeps evolving, with advances that span technology development and applications. Recent examples include innovative methods to generate droplets, to perform single-cell encapsulation, magnetic extraction, or sorting at an even higher throughput. The trend consists of improving parameters such as robustness, throughput, or ease of use. These developments rely on a firm understanding of the physics and chemistry involved in hydrodynamic flow at a small scale. Finally, droplet microfluidics has played a pivotal role in biological applications, such as single-cell genomics or high-throughput microbial screening, and chemical applications. This Special Issue will showcase all aspects of the exciting field of droplet microfluidics, including, but not limited to, technology development, applications, and open-source systems.

Technology: general issues --- FADS --- emulsification --- droplet coalescence --- enzyme engineering --- synthetic biology --- droplet formation --- phase field model --- interfacial tension --- glass capillary microfluidic device --- fluidic mixer --- air bubble --- 3D printing --- microcapsules --- double-emulsion drops --- osmotic pressure --- ultra-thin-shell --- microfluidics --- droplet array --- microvalve --- droplets --- lock-in detection --- real-time calibration --- homogeneous immunoassay --- on-chip mergers --- pneumatic valves --- programmable droplet formation --- dilutions --- Microfluidics --- drug combinations --- screening --- droplet microfluidics --- sorting --- passive sorting --- photo-tag

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Microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip have, in recent years, come to the forefront in diagnostics and detection. At point-of-care, in the emergency room, and at the hospital bed or GP clinic, lab-on-a-chip offers the potential to rapidly detect time-critical and life-threatening diseases such as sepsis and bacterial meningitis. Furthermore, portable and user-friendly diagnostic platforms can enable disease diagnostics and detection in resource-poor settings where centralised laboratory facilities may not be available. At point-of-use, microfluidics and lab-on-chip can be applied in the field to rapidly identify plant pathogens, thus reducing the need for damaging broad spectrum pesticides while also reducing food losses. Microfluidics can also be applied to the continuous monitoring of water quality and can support policy-makers and protection agencies in protecting the environment. Perhaps most excitingly, microfluidics also offers the potential to enable entirely new diagnostic tests that cannot be implemented using conventional laboratory tools. Examples of microfluidics at the frontier of new medical diagnostic tests include early detection of cancers through circulating tumour cells (CTCs) and highly sensitive genetic tests using droplet-based digital PCR.This Special Issue on “Advances in Microfluidics Technology for Diagnostics and Detection” aims to gather outstanding research and to carry out comprehensive coverage of all aspects related to microfluidics in diagnostics and detection.

biosensors --- LoaD platforms --- microfluidics --- centrifugal microfluidics --- PoC devices --- SARS-CoV-2 --- COVID-19 --- nano-qPCR --- ultra-sensitive --- viral RNA --- viral load --- detection --- LabDisk --- vector-borne diseases --- malaria --- arboviruses --- insecticide resistances --- mosquito monitoring --- SAW --- Pirani --- compact --- wireless --- vacuum --- sensing --- digital droplet polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) --- multiplexing --- centrifugal step emulsification --- droplet stability --- droplet fluorescence evaluation --- nanoparticle --- lipoplex --- polyplex --- raspberry pi --- siRNA --- python --- n/a