Anisotropic Microparticles from Microfluidics

Anisotropic microparticles, which assume different properties depending on their direction, have become a research hotspot because subtle changes in particle anisotropy can create surprising effects. Benefiting from anisotropic nature, these microparticles are capable of breaking through the limitation general isotropic particles and combining diverse functions within single entity, thereby adding significant value an extremely wide range areas including display, sensing, drug delivery, cell culture. The emerging microfluidic technique offers powerful platform for controllable synthesis with excellent mono-dispersity intricate morphology, facilitating development various areas. In this review, basic principle is briefly introduced, followed by emphasis fabrication application microfluidics. addition, perspectives future challenges associated microfluidics presented terms applications. attracted extensive scientific interest recent years due to special complex components, ability incorporate entity. its property precise flow control fluids has opened intriguing avenues fabricating uniformity. Herein, overall review presented, covering variety topics ranging approaches First, formation templates generation system introduced. Then, emphasized. Following two opening sections, concerns focused applications fields, culture, so on. Last but not least, conclusion current status presented. come forefront last decades effects.1Lin X.K. Wu Z.G. Y. Xuan M.J. He Q. Self-propelled micro-/nanomotors based controlled assembled architectures.Adv. Mater. 2016; 28: 1060-1072Crossref PubMed Scopus (126) Google Scholar, 2Bong K.W. Bong K.T. Pregibon D.C. Doyle P.S. 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