Timing controllable electrofusion device for aqueous droplet-based microreactors.

Numerical Study of Droplet Generation Process in a Microfluidic Flow Focusing

Microfluidic flow focusing devices have been utilized for droplet generation on account of its superior control over droplet size. Droplet based microfluidics addressed many scientific issues by providing a novel technological platform for applications such as biology, pharmaceutical industry, biomedical studies and drug delivery. This study numerically investigated the droplet generation proce...

Optimal Management of the Consumption Side in Household Loads Considering the Degree of Consumption Sensitivity in the Presence of Small Photovoltaic Systems

Home Energy Management (HEM) programs convince residential customers to actively participate in price-based demand response (DR) programs. In these price-oriented HEM methods, controller timing for energy consumption of home appliances in response to the electricity price signal has multiple priorities among customers. Although various methods have recently been proposed for the use of HEM, pri...

Towards a High-throughput Electrofusion Platform Using Droplets: Cell Detection and Deterministic Encapsulation

Here, an innovative lab-on-a-chip platform towards electrofusion in droplets is described. It comprises a novel, impedance-based cell in droplet detection. This platform also enables label-free discrimination between viable and dead cells. Moreover, a new approach of efficient encapsulation of beads in droplets is presented. Bead encapsulation with efficiencies up to 95% is shown, using inertia...

Droplet Microfluidic Platform for Cell Electrofusion

Enhancing protease activity assay in droplet-based microfluidics using a biomolecule concentrator.

We introduce an integrated microfluidic device consisting of a biomolecule concentrator and a microdroplet generator, which enhances the limited sensitivity of low-abundance enzyme assays by concentrating biomolecules before encapsulating them into droplet microreactors. We used this platform to detect ultralow levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) from diluted cellular supernatant and sho...